defender
Example Sentences
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The Tide crowded the line, indicating a blitz, only to send defenders dropping back at the snap into every potential passing lane.
But a defender, any mistake can cost you a lot, right, and can stay in your brain for a long time.
From BBC
Handed just his second league start of the season, defender Niklas Suele created Dortmund's opener, drifting in a cross for Brandt to volley home 10 minutes in.
From Barron's
Rams defender Jared Verse jumped the route and knocked down the pass.
From Los Angeles Times
Although AI systems are still prone to falsely identifying problems, that development has some concerned that, without new tools, network defenders might now be put at a disadvantage.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.