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custodian, guard, guardian, guardian angel, protection, protector
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There may not be a smarter defender in the game outside of Draymond Green. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Can the Sixers Reach the Finals After a Whirlwind Year?," 30 Aug. 2019 Fraser was a defender for the Rapids from 2001-2003 and member of the Colorado Foxes before that from 1990-1995. — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, "Robin Fraser after taking Rapids’ head coaching job: “In every way, I’ve improved”," 26 Aug. 2019 Wheeler is a tremendous defender, recording 123 tackles last season. — Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan high school football: Mick McCabe's top 25 teams for 2019," 25 Aug. 2019 Javier Baez is a superior defender at shortstop, but the addition of Addison Russell provides Maddon with a more familiar option if Baez is unavailable or pulled during the latter stages of a game. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "5 takeaways from the Cubs-Pirates series, including Jon Lester’s adjustments and middle infield improvements," 19 Aug. 2019 Harris is a vigorous defender of the culture of free speech, and his interviews are always penetrating. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "‘Don’t Apologize’: Ricky Gervais Takes On Verbal Terrorism," 16 Aug. 2019 Dewerk is also an interior defender for the Wildcats. — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, "Los Gatos football team’s line play a strength," 15 Aug. 2019 Ratcliffe is a frequent Trump defender who fiercely questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller during a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week. — Jonathan Lemire, Twin Cities, "Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing," 3 Aug. 2019 Ratcliffe is a frequent Trump defender who fiercely questioned former special counsel Robert Mueller during a House Judiciary Committee hearing last week. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trump’s contrversial pick for national intelligence director withdraws from consideration," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'defender.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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