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protectors

NOUN

guardian

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefactor bulwark defender partisan patron savior

STRONG

abettor advocate angel backer bodyguard champion friend guard guide hero promoter safeguard shield sponsor supporter sympathizer

WEAK

guardian angel white knight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy opponent

STRONG

antagonist

NOUN

caretaker

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefactor defender patron

STRONG

advocate angel armor champion guard guardian paladin shield sponsor supporter

WEAK

tutelary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

opponent

Example Sentences

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In the 1970s, the IBM uniform included short-sleeved white shirts with pocket protectors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

"Microglia are not simply destructive responders in Alzheimer's disease -- they can become the brain's protectors," explained Anne Schaefer, the senior author of the research and leader of the project.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

Hundreds of indigenous groups live in the Amazon and are regarded by experts as the best protectors of biodiversity and forests.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

“Great giants… thirty feet high” and big-headed protectors, the kilikis and zaldikos.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Several of the best players on that team were his grammar school classmates and fellow altar boys, and they served as his protectors.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove