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Word entry · 8 letters

defender

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"Protective player"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted ddeeefnrStarts with DEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a person who cares for persons or property

Word origin

From Middle English defender, deffender, defendere, defendour, defendoure, partly from Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendëor; partly from Middle English defenden + -ere, equivalent to defend + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • There was another protection to which she was intitled by that law, namely, a defender; but she had none.
  • So, what is contemplated under this model is that the defender would work with civil legal services lawyers to address the clients' needs.
  • It puts you at the head of the table, at a right angle to the witness; the court reporter sits to your right, and the defender sits on the witness's far side.

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01Protective player8 letters
02Protector8 letters

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