"defenseman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: defensemen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|defensemen}} defenseman (plural defensemen)
  1. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman. Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: defenceman
    Sense id: en-defenseman-en-noun-yTaLSPH0 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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