Synonyms for defender
de·fend·er

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.9 / 7 votes

1. defender, guardian, protector, shieldernoun

   a person who cares for persons or property

   Synonyms:
   guardian, shielder, withstander, protector

2. defender, withstandernoun

   a fighter who holds out against attack

   Synonyms:
   guardian, shielder, withstander, protector

Matched Categories

1. • Combatant
   • Preserver

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guard

   Submitted by anonymous on May 19, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defendernoun

   Synonyms:
   asserter, pleader

2. defendernoun

   Synonyms:
   champion, vindicator, protector

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defendernoun

   Synonyms:
   defendant, vindicator, advocate, champion, pleader, asserter, upholder, guardian

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "defender":

   advocate, supporter, defensor, vindicator, provedor, champion, ombudsman, ombudsperson, defend, ombud, campaigner, protector, defence, counsel, defenders, lawyer, defending, defensoría, proponent

Suggested Resources

1. defender

   Song lyrics by defender -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by defender on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce defender?

How to say defender in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use defender in a sentence?

1. Andrew Gracie:

   These still matter. But cyber changes the game. Cyber is a dynamic, intelligent and adaptive threat. In the cyber arms race, costs are stacked in favour of the attacker, not the defender.

2. Best Actor:

   Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family.

3. Correctional Facility inmate Dixon:

   The court had to assign me a public defender and the public defender had in his possession the confession, the videotaped confession of Lamar Scott, the eight eyewitnesses' statements, and one of the victims that survived, critically wounded victim, [ who ] told them from his hospital bed that I didn't shoot him, none of these witnesses made it to court. My attorney did not call one single witness. He didn't even give an opening statement to the jury. And all of this evidence existed before trial started.

4. William Gortney:

   And as the defender of North America, the United States officially, in the ballistic missile defense, I think the American people expect me to take the threat seriously.

5. The United:

   He is not anti-American, but he is very much a defender of The US.