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defender

noun
/dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From Middle English defender, deffender, defendere, defendour, defendoure, partly from Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendëor; partly from Middle English defenden + -ere, equivalent to defend + -er.

  1. derived from defenden
  2. derived from defendëor
  3. derived from defendour
  4. inherited from defender

Definitions

  1. Someone who defends people or property.

  2. One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

  3. A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender

      A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).

      • There was another protection to which she was intitled by that law, namely, a defender; but she had none.
      • So, what is contemplated under this model is that the defender would work with civil legal services lawyers to address the clients' needs.
      • It puts you at the head of the table, at a right angle to the witness; the court reporter sits to your right, and the defender sits on the witness's far side.

    2. A defendant in a civil action.

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