defender

IPA: dɪfˈɛndɝ

Someone who defends people or property.
(sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
(law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).
(Scotland, law) A defendant in a civil action.

Examples of "defender" in Sentences

So I have nothing to lose playing Federer, who's the title defender here.
I'm happy to be starting into the season there as the title defender for the second time. "
Bet the media ain't bringing that up to show this confederate flag defender is nothing but a scum bag ....
With the personnel shortage, United will be allowed to add a defender from a lower-division club not involved in the playoffs.
"When I feel like I can make threes from anywhere on the floor," said McGrady, who went 6-of-10 from behind the arc, "my defender is at my mercy."
Of course, I was under pressure as the title defender but I trained really well and now I can't believe I have won for the second time in a row at the London Marathon.
'And of course, every successful completion of these individual steps makes us look forward to the' Dakar 'in Argentina and Chile, which as the title defender we want to again decide in our favour, with even greater anticipation.
In particular, Beamer was upset with chop blocks below the knees when a defender is already engaged with another blocker and crack-back blocks in which a lineman blindsides a defensive player below the knees (safety Kam Chancellor was the target of this on several plays).