Thesaurus results for DEFENDER

defender

noun

di-ˈfen-dər

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as in guardian

someone that protects one of the traditional roles of an older brother is that of schoolyard defender

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Recent Examples of defender Taking a Cunha pass in his own end, Bourgea dangled through three defenders before firing one past Sean Joyce for his 39th of the year and a 2-0 lead after one. —

Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026 But the difference in the game was the 16 steals turned in by the UCSD defenders, including five by the freshman Vance. —

Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 Moore is not that, and there are times when his lack of breakdown or setup steps keeps the defender in his hip pocket as Moore breaks on his route. —

Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026 Those who underestimate women’s civic power will discover, as history has shown time and time again, democracy’s most resilient defenders are often the ones who have had to fight hardest to claim their place within it. —

Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for defender

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Teens and guardians can also request women drivers on demand through Uber’s teen accounts.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Authorities of the Taliban's ministry for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue have, at random times through Afghanistan, imposed one of their rules, which prohibit women and girls from being in public without a male guardian — which can even be a boy.

— Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026