DEFENDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does defender mean?
• DEFENDER (noun)
The noun DEFENDER has 2 senses:
1. a person who cares for persons or property
2. a fighter who holds out against attack
Familiarity information: DEFENDER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEFENDER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who cares for persons or property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
defender; guardian; protector; shielder
Hypernyms ("defender" is a kind of...):
preserver (someone who keeps safe from harm or danger)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defender"):
admonisher; monitor; reminder (someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided)
tribune ((ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests)
peacekeeper (someone who keeps peace)
patron saint (a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)
law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)
keeper (someone in charge of other people)
guard (a person who keeps watch over something or someone)
foster parent; foster-parent (a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child)
fire fighter; fire-eater; firefighter; fireman (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)
custodian; keeper; steward (one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals)
chaperon; chaperone (one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people)
champion; fighter; hero; paladin (someone who fights for a cause)
bodyguard; escort (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)
watchdog (a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste)
Meaning:
A fighter who holds out against attack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
defender; withstander
Hypernyms ("defender" is a kind of...):
battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting))
