"defender" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: en-us-defender.ogg [US] Forms: defenders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English defender, deffender, defendere, defendour, defendoure, partly from Anglo-Norman defendour, from Old French defendëor; partly from Middle English defenden + -ere, equivalent to defend + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|defender}} Middle English defender, {{m|enm|deffender}} deffender, {{m|enm|defendere}} defendere, {{m|enm|defendour}} defendour, {{m|enm|defendoure}} defendoure, {{der|en|xno|defendour}} Anglo-Norman defendour, {{der|en|fro|defendëor}} Old French defendëor, {{der|en|enm|defenden}} Middle English defenden, {{m|enm|-ere}} -ere, {{af|en|defend|-er|id2=agent noun}} defend + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} defender (plural defenders)
  1. Someone who defends people or property. Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who defends): mbrojtës [masculine] (Albanian), παραστάτης (parastátēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ⁧مُدَافِع⁩ (mudāfiʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), ⁧مُنَاصِر⁩ (munāṣir) [masculine] (Arabic), պաշտպան (paštpan) (Armenian), müdafiəçi (Azerbaijani), абаро́нца (abarónca) [feminine, masculine] (Belarusian), абаро́нец (abarónjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), защи́тник (zaštítnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), защи́тничка (zaštítnička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), защи́тница (zaštítnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), брани́тел (branítel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), брани́телка (branítelka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 辯護人 (Chinese Mandarin), 辩护人 (biànhùrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 防守者 (fángshǒuzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 捍衛者 (Chinese Mandarin), 捍卫者 (hànwèizhě) (Chinese Mandarin), obránce [masculine] (Czech), obránkyně [feminine] (Czech), forsvar [common-gender] (Danish), forsvarer [common-gender] (Danish), verdediger [masculine] (Dutch), verdedigster [feminine] (Dutch), kaitsja (Estonian), puolustaja (Finnish), défenseur [masculine] (French), défenseuse [feminine] (French), defensor (Galician), დამცველი (damcveli) (Georgian), მცველი (mcveli) (Georgian), Verteidiger [masculine] (German), Verteidigerin [feminine] (German), υπερασπιστής (yperaspistís) [masculine] (Greek), ⁧מָגֵן⁩ (magén) [masculine] (Hebrew), ⁧מגנה⁩ (megena) [feminine] (Hebrew), रक्षक (rakṣak) [masculine] (Hindi), védő (Hungarian), verjandi [masculine] (Icelandic), cosantóir [masculine] (Irish), difensore [masculine] (Italian), difenditrice [feminine] (Italian), 防衛者 (hōeisha) (alt: ほうえいしゃ) (Japanese), 擁護者 (yōgosha) (alt: ようごしゃ) (Japanese), қорғаушы (qorğauşy) (Kazakh), 방어자 (bang'eoja) (alt: 防禦者) (Korean), 방위자 (bang'wija) (alt: 防衛者) (Korean), коргоочу (korgoocu) (Kyrgyz), dēfensor [masculine] (Latin), tutor [masculine] (Latin), aizstāvis [masculine] (Latvian), aizstāve [feminine] (Latvian), gynėjas [masculine] (Lithuanian), gynėja [feminine] (Lithuanian), бранител (branitel) [masculine] (Macedonian), бранителка (branitelka) [feminine] (Macedonian), kaiwawao (Maori), хамгаалагч (xamgaalagč) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), forsvarer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ⁧حامی⁩ (hâmi) [Iranian Persian] (Persian), ⁧پَدافَنْدْگَر⁩ (padâfandgar) [Iranian Persian] (Persian), ⁧مُحافِظ⁩ (mohâfez) [Iranian Persian] (Persian), ⁧مُدافِع⁩ (modâfe') [Iranian Persian] (Persian), obrońca [masculine] (Polish), obrończyni [feminine] (Polish), defensor [masculine] (Portuguese), defensora [feminine] (Portuguese), apărător [masculine] (Romanian), apărătoare [feminine] (Romanian), защи́тник (zaščítnik) [masculine] (Russian), защи́тница (zaščítnica) [feminine] (Russian), бра̀нитељ [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), бранитѐљица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), brànitelj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), branitèljica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), obranca [masculine] (Slovak), obrankyňa [feminine] (Slovak), branilec [masculine] (Slovene), branilka [feminine] (Slovene), defensor [masculine] (Spanish), defensora [feminine] (Spanish), mtetezi (Swahili), försvarare [common-gender] (Swedish), мудофиакунанда (mudofiakunanda) (Tajik), ҳимоякунанда (himoyakunanda) (Tajik), ҳомӣ (homī) (Tajik), ҳимоятгар (himoyatgar) (Tajik), саклаучы (saqlawçı) (Tatar), savunucu (Turkish), goragçy (Turkmen), захисни́к (zaxysnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), захисни́ця (zaxysnýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ⁧مُحافِظ⁩ (muhāfiz) [masculine] (Urdu), ⁧مُدافِع⁩ (mudāfi') [masculine] (Urdu), ⁧قوغدىغۇچى⁩ (qoghdighuchi) (Uyghur), himoyachi (Uzbek), himoya (Uzbek), người bảo vệ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-defender-en-noun-qVpzxk-2 Disambiguation of People: 35 5 28 11 21 Disambiguation of 'someone who defends': 66 2 14 14 3
  2. (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (sports term): mbrojtës [masculine] (Albanian), ⁧مُدَافِع⁩ (mudāfiʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), պաշտպան (paštpan) (Armenian), защи́тник (zaštítnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), defensor [masculine] (Catalan), 後衛 (Chinese Mandarin), 后卫 (hòuwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), obránce [masculine] (Czech), forsvar [common-gender] (Danish), forsvarer [common-gender] (Danish), verdediger [masculine] (Dutch), verdedigster [feminine] (Dutch), puolustaja (Finnish), défenseur (French), Verteidiger [masculine] (German), ⁧מָגֵן⁩ (magén) [masculine] (Hebrew), ⁧מגנה⁩ (megena) [feminine] (Hebrew), hátvéd (Hungarian), varnarmaður [masculine] (Icelandic), bek (Indonesian), difensore [masculine] (Italian), ディフェンダー (difendā) (Japanese), pech [masculine] (Ladin), aizsargs [masculine] (Latvian), aizsardze [feminine] (Latvian), forsvarer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), forsvarsspiller [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), forsvarsspelar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ⁧مدافع⁩ (modâfe') (Persian), obrońca [masculine] (Polish), zagueiro [masculine] (Portuguese), beque [masculine] (Portuguese), fundaș [masculine] (Romanian), apărător [masculine] (Romanian), защи́тник (zaščítnik) [masculine] (Russian), бра̀нӣч [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), бе̏к [Cyrillic, feminine, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), brànīč [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), bȅk [Roman, feminine, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), obranca [masculine] (Slovak), mtetezi (Swahili), difenda (Swahili), försvarare [common-gender] (Swedish), back [common-gender] (Swedish), ҳимоятгар (himoyatgar) (Tajik), savunucu (Turkish), захисни́к (zaxysnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), hậu vệ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-defender-en-noun-NvHEQTqi Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'sports term': 7 54 16 11 11
  3. A fighter who seeks to repel an attack. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: forefighter, protector Translations (a fighter): obránce [masculine] (Czech), forsvar [common-gender] (Danish), forsvarer [common-gender] (Danish), verdediger [masculine] (Dutch), puolustaja (Finnish), defensor [masculine] (Portuguese), защи́тник (zaščítnik) [masculine] (Russian), бра̀нитељ [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), бранитѐљица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), brànitelj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), branitèljica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mtetezi (Swahili), försvarare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-defender-en-noun-QYgDA5J1 Disambiguation of People: 35 5 28 11 21 Disambiguation of 'a fighter': 7 2 80 5 6
  4. (law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK). Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-defender-en-noun-5J-Dmpf0 Disambiguation of People: 35 5 28 11 21 Topics: law
  5. (Scots law) A defendant in a civil action. Categories (topical): Scots law, People
    Sense id: en-defender-en-noun-KsKXkMJj Disambiguation of People: 35 5 28 11 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: defendor, defendour [obsolete] Derived forms: ear defender

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "辯護人"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fángshǒuzhě",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "捍衛者"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hànwèizhě",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
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        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "forsvar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "forsvarer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "verdediger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "verdedigster"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "kaitsja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "puolustaja"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "défenseur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "défenseuse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "defensor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damcveli",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "დამცველი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mcveli",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "მცველი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Verteidiger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Verteidigerin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "yperaspistís",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "υπερασπιστής"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "parastátēs",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "παραστάτης"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "magén",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "⁧מָגֵן⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "megena",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "⁧מגנה⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "rakṣak",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "रक्षक"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "védő"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "verjandi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cosantóir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "difensore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "alt": "ほうえいしゃ",
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          "roman": "hōeisha",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
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          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "alt": "ようごしゃ",
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          "sense": "someone who defends",
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        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qorğauşy",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "қорғаушы"
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        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "alt": "防禦者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bang'eoja",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "방어자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "alt": "防衛者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bang'wija",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "방위자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
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          "sense": "someone who defends",
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          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tutor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aizstāvis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gynėja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
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          "roman": "branitel",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "branitelka",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "kaiwawao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
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          "roman": "xamgaalagč",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "хамгаалагч"
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        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "forsvarer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "hâmi",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Iranian Persian"
          ],
          "word": "⁧حامی⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "padâfandgar",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Iranian Persian"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mohâfez",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Iranian Persian"
          ],
          "word": "⁧مُحافِظ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "modâfe'",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Iranian Persian"
          ],
          "word": "⁧مُدافِع⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "obrońca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "obrończyni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "defensor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "defensora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apărător"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "apărătoare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaščítnik",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "защи́тник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaščítnica",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "защи́тница"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "бра̀нитељ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "бранитѐљица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "obranca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "obrankyňa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "mtetezi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "försvarare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
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          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "мудофиакунанда"
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        {
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          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "himoyakunanda",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "ҳимоякунанда"
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        {
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          "code": "tg",
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          "word": "ҳомӣ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
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          "word": "ҳимоятгар"
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        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "saqlawçı",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "саклаучы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "savunucu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "goragçy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "zaxysnýk",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "захисни́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaxysnýcja",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "захисни́ця"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "muhāfiz",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "⁧مُحافِظ⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ur",
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          "roman": "mudāfi'",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "⁧مُدافِع⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "qoghdighuchi",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "⁧قوغدىغۇچى⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "himoyachi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "himoya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 14 14 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "someone who defends",
          "word": "người bảo vệ"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "en:Sports",
          "parents": [
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            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "players",
          "players"
        ],
        [
          "prevent",
          "prevent"
        ],
        [
          "scoring",
          "score"
        ]
      ],
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        "(sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring."
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mbrojtës"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mudāfiʕ",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "⁧مُدَافِع⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "paštpan",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "պաշտպան"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zaštítnik",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "защи́тник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "defensor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "後衛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hòuwèi",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "后卫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "obránce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "forsvar"
        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "forsvarer"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "verdedigster"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "puolustaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "défenseur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Verteidiger"
        },
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          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "magén",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "⁧מָגֵן⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "megena",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "⁧מגנה⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "hátvéd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "varnarmaður"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "bek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "difensore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "difendā",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "ディフェンダー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pech"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "aizsargs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aizsardze"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "forsvarer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "forsvarsspiller"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "forsvarsspelar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "modâfe'",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "word": "⁧مدافع⁩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "obrońca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zagueiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beque"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 54 16 11 11",
          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "sports term",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apărător"
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    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forsvarer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verdediger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verdedigster"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "kaitsja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "puolustaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "défenseur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "défenseuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "defensor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damcveli",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "დამცველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mcveli",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "მცველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verteidiger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verteidigerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "yperaspistís",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "υπερασπιστής"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "parastátēs",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "παραστάτης"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "magén",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧מָגֵן⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "megena",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧מגנה⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rakṣak",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "रक्षक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "védő"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verjandi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cosantóir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "difensore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "difenditrice"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほうえいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hōeisha",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "防衛者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようごしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōgosha",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "擁護者"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qorğauşy",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "қорғаушы"
    },
    {
      "alt": "防禦者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bang'eoja",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "방어자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "防衛者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bang'wija",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "방위자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "korgoocu",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "коргоочу"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dēfensor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tutor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aizstāvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aizstāve"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gynėjas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gynėja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "branitel",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бранител"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "branitelka",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бранителка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "kaiwawao"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xamgaalagč",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хамгаалагч"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forsvarer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hâmi",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Iranian Persian"
      ],
      "word": "⁧حامی⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "padâfandgar",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Iranian Persian"
      ],
      "word": "⁧پَدافَنْدْگَر⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mohâfez",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Iranian Persian"
      ],
      "word": "⁧مُحافِظ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "modâfe'",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Iranian Persian"
      ],
      "word": "⁧مُدافِع⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obrońca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obrończyni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "defensor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apărător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apărătoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščítnik",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́тник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščítnica",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́тница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бра̀нитељ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бранитѐљица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brànitelj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "branitèljica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obranca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obrankyňa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "branilec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "branilka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "defensor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defensora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "mtetezi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "försvarare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mudofiakunanda",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "мудофиакунанда"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "himoyakunanda",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "ҳимоякунанда"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "homī",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "ҳомӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "himoyatgar",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "ҳимоятгар"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "saqlawçı",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "саклаучы"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "savunucu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "goragçy"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxysnýk",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захисни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxysnýcja",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "захисни́ця"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "muhāfiz",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧مُحافِظ⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mudāfi'",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧مُدافِع⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qoghdighuchi",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "⁧قوغدىغۇچى⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "himoyachi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "himoya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "someone who defends",
      "word": "người bảo vệ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obránce"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forsvarer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verdediger"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "word": "puolustaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "defensor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščítnik",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́тник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бра̀нитељ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бранитѐљица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brànitelj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "branitèljica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "word": "mtetezi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a fighter",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "försvarare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mbrojtës"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mudāfiʕ",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧مُدَافِع⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "paštpan",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "պաշտպան"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaštítnik",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́тник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "defensor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "後衛"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hòuwèi",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "后卫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obránce"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forsvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forsvarer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verdediger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verdedigster"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "puolustaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "défenseur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verteidiger"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "magén",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧מָגֵן⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "megena",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "⁧מגנה⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "hátvéd"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "varnarmaður"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "bek"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "difensore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "difendā",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "ディフェンダー"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pech"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aizsargs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aizsardze"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forsvarer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forsvarsspiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forsvarsspelar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "modâfe'",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "⁧مدافع⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obrońca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zagueiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beque"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fundaș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apărător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščítnik",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́тник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бра̀нӣч"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бе̏к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "brànīč"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bȅk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obranca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "mtetezi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "difenda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "försvarare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "back"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "himoyatgar",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "ҳимоятгар"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "savunucu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxysnýk",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "захисни́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sports term",
      "word": "hậu vệ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "defender (football)"
  ],
  "word": "defender"
}

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