defender
Example Sentences
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Like Harold Bloom, she was a staunch defender of the canon.
"He picked up everything quicker than everyone else. He's a good defender. He's going to be like a new Rio Ferdinand for Man United."
From BBC
The Lakers, without any individual shutdown defenders, need a perfectly executed team defense to compete.
From Los Angeles Times
And just two years ago, Moroccan defender Nouhaila Benzina, 27, made history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup.
From BBC
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent started out a defender of the Fed and a critic of tariffs, and is now a defender of tariffs and critic of the Fed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
