Definition of Defender

Defender

One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.

Related Definitions:

Advocate, An, Champion, One, Or, Vindicator, Who

Defender Quotations

He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.
Thomas Paine

No one has the right to ignite a war and lead an occupation and armies to conquer people, invading them and make them suffer all kinds of torture, murder, expulsion, displacement, bombing and terrorism by different lethal prohibited weapons and then come and speak as the savior of the people or a defender of their rights.
Muqtada al Sadr

When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do. Then you pretty much can figure out what he is going to do against you - whether he carries his hands low or high, whether he is bumping or pushing, those type of things.
Oscar Robertson

We discussed buying a defender. The view was the priority at that time given the way we were playing was that we needed support up front and that is why we bought Louis Saha.
David Gill

I represented many of these kids as they become young adults in the criminal justice system when I was a public defender. One way of reaching out is by the mind of experimentation.
Matt Gonzalez

We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development.
Jinato Hu

Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.
Douglas Haig

Scratch a pessimist and you find often a defender of privilege.
William Beveridge

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Defender Translations

defender in German is Verteidiger
defender in Spanish is defensor

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