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defender

[dih-fen-der] / dɪˈfɛn dər /
NOUN
champion
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She told me her ex was a public defender, and he had shared stories about the lives people carry beneath the facts of their cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Midfielder Rice, defender Gabriel and goalkeeper Raya were all key players for Arsenal, who won the Premier League for the first time in 22 years.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The essential thing to understand about Mr. Putin, she begins, is that he isn’t a Marxist or a communist or even a defender of Leninism or Stalinism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The shot clock was running out, a defender was draped all over him, and he had no option left but a desperate leaning heave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

And as he did so a great fear fell on all, defender and foe alike; and the hands of men drooped to their sides, and no bow sang.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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