Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Someone who protects or supports a person or idea.
Defender
/dɪˈfendə/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The defender stopped the ball.She is a strong defender of animal rights.
Etymology:
From Old French defendre, based on Latin defendere, meaning to repel or protect, stemming from de- meaning away and fendere meaning to strike.
Usage Statistics:
13 mentions per 1 million words 
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