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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Defender \De*fend"er\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"[~e]r), noun [Cf. {Fender}.] One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.
Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders. --Motley.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
defender
noun
1: a person who cares for persons or property [syn: {guardian}, {protector}, {shielder}]
2: a fighter who holds out against attack [syn: {withstander}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "defender": Maecenas, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado, angel, apologete, apologist, apologizer, backer, buff, champion, dependence, encourager, endorser, exponent, fan, favorer, friend at court, guard, justifier, lover, mainstay, maintainer, paladin, paranymph, partisan, patron, patroness, pillar, pleader, promoter, proponent, protagonist, protector, protectress, reliance, rock, safekeeper, second, seconder, sectary, sider, sponsor, stalwart, standby, successful advocate, support, supporter, sustainer, sympathizer, tower, tower of strength, upholder, vindicator, votary, well-wisher, whitewasher
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