defender

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[dɪˈfɛndə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who defends someone or something
(e.g: a determined defender of British interests)

- (in sport) a player whose task it is to protect their own side's goal
(e.g: Owen surged between two defenders, then drove the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper)



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definition by Oxford Dictionaries