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protectors

NOUN

guardian

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefactor bulwark defender partisan patron savior

STRONG

abettor advocate angel backer bodyguard champion friend guard guide hero promoter safeguard shield sponsor supporter sympathizer

WEAK

guardian angel white knight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy opponent

STRONG

antagonist

NOUN

caretaker

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefactor defender patron

STRONG

advocate angel armor champion guard guardian paladin shield sponsor supporter

WEAK

tutelary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

opponent

Example Sentences

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“Palaces of the Crow” charts Neriya’s survival in the forest with a band of other foundlings who were similarly saved by their winged protectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It was on the ship that we got one of the defining pictures of the whole operation - Maduro in handcuffs, wearing ear protectors and a type of blindfold that looked like dark sunglasses.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

"Microglia are not simply destructive responders in Alzheimer's disease -- they can become the brain's protectors," explained Anne Schaefer, the senior author of the research and leader of the project.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

“Great giants… thirty feet high” and big-headed protectors, the kilikis and zaldikos.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

I looked on as church members put their strength together to become volunteer firemen, policemen, loan officers, and protectors.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals