defender : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: defender	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for defender
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defender n a person who cares for persons or property [syn: defender, guardian, protector, shielder] a fighter who holds out against attack Synonym(s): defender, withstander
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defender \De*fend"er\, n. [Cf. {Fender}.] One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator. Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders. --Motley.