Defender

Defender
Defender De*fend"er (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"[~e]r), n. [Cf. {Fender}.] One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator. [1913 Webster]

Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders. --Motley. [1913 Webster]


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  • Defender — Defender, meaning who/which defends , may refer to:In entertainment: * Defender (video game), a 1980s arcade game * Defender (album), a 1987 album by Rory Gallagher * Defender (novel), a 2001 science fiction novel in the Foreigner Universe of C.… …   Wikipedia

  • Defender — (engl. für Verteidiger) steht für: den Land Rover Defender, einen Geländewagen das Luftschiff Defender von Goodyear aus dem Jahr 1929 das Segelschiff Defender, gebaut von Nathanael Herreshoff, Sieger im America’s Cup 1895 das Arcade Spiel… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Defender — Defender: Defender  песня американской хеви метал группы Manowar, записанная в 1982 году при участии Орсона Уэллса Defender  легкий тактический военно транспортный самолет Defender  шведская пауэр метал группа Defender … …   Википедия

  • defender — verbo transitivo,prnl. 1. Proporcionar (una persona o una cosa) protección [a una persona], [a un animal] o a [una cosa] frente a [una cosa peligrosa o perjudicial …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • defender — de·fend·er n: a lawyer who represents defendants; esp: public defender Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defender …   Law dictionary

  • defender — Se conjuga como: entender Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: defender defendiendo defendido     Indicativo   presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. defiendo defiendes defiende… …   Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary

  • defender — de defender das intempéries …   Dicionario dos verbos portugueses

  • defender — defender(se) 1. ‘Proteger(se) de un daño’. Verbo irregular: se conjuga como entender (→ apéndice 1, n.º 31). 2. Además del complemento directo, lleva habitualmente otro complemento introducido por de o contra: «¿Juras defenderla de sus enemigos?» …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • defender — c.1300 (early 13c. as a surname), via Anglo French, from O.Fr. defendeor, agent noun from defendre (see DEFEND (Cf. defend)). The Latin word in this sense was defensor …   Etymology dictionary

  • defender — |ê| v. tr. 1. Tomar a defesa de. 2. Oferecer proteção. = PROTEGER 3. Proporcionar abrigo a. = RESGUARDAR 4. Desculpar. 5. Patrocinar. 6. Proibir, interditar. • v. pron. 7. Opor o esforço próprio ao ataque alheio. 8. Repelir uma agressão, um… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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