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Noun: defender  du'fen-du(r)
  1. A person who cares for persons or property
    - guardian, protector, shielder
     
  2. A fighter who holds out against attack
    - withstander

Derived forms: defenders

See also: defend

Type of: battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, preserver, scrapper

Encyclopedia: Defender

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