Thesaurus results for DEFENDERS

defenders

noun

plural of defender

as in guardians

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

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Recent Examples of defenders Jefferson sprints after the snap and peels away from defenders with precision. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Trinity Rodman beat the defenders down the sideline and crossed to Bethi for the goal. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 But even once-stalwart defenders of open markets, like the European Union, are racing to put up trade barriers against China. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135-million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 El Sayed’s defenders have sought to justify the comments, noting the attacker lost family in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026 That ability to learn may ultimately separate successful defenders from unsuccessful ones. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 Two Chiefs defenders who helped their case for the roster on Friday night were cornerback Kristian Fulton and defensive tackle Marcus Harris. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Parents or guardians of minors could have been held responsible for administrative penalties.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Noschese recommends the parents and guardians of her clients to attend the presentation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

Today, fifth-generation Fiorentinos are the custodians of this old-world, grandest of grand hotels, nearing its 200th anniversary.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Many of them had saved money while toiling as farmworkers, cooks, custodians and construction workers.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of custodians

Noun

In a role reversal, some children have become their parents' protectors.

— Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
As silly as White and Enes Kanter Freedom look during their cosplay as protectors of women’s sports, the league still had to acknowledge their foolishness and respond that neither man is eligible for the WNBA draft.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of protectors

Noun

Fires routinely sweep Kinshasa’s dense neighborhoods during the dry season, where rapid urban growth outpaces basic protections such as reliable fire and emergency services.

— Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
If the Interior Department determines the animals have met recovery goals, the administration will also work with states to encourage them to remove state-level protections and revise standards governing lethal wolf removal.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

In his own speech at the New York awards show, Combs attempted to make peace, but in September 1995, one of Knight’s close Compton friends and bodyguards, Jake Robles, was shot and killed at an Atlanta nightclub.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
In true Renaissance fashion, the two were surrounded by their yeomen, personal bodyguards to the nobles.

— Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodyguards

Noun

The Earl of Nithsdale broke out of the Tower of London by dressing as a lady-in-waiting and slipping past the guards.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, the less said about China’s guards, the better; their main job is to get the ball past half court without turning it over and then feed the bigs.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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