"defensor" meaning in Portuguese

See defensor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /de.fẽˈsoʁ/ [Brazil], [de.fẽˈsoh] [Brazil], /de.fẽˈsoʁ/ [Brazil], [de.fẽˈsoh] [Brazil], /de.fẽˈsoɾ/ [São-Paulo], /de.fẽˈsoʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [de.fẽˈsoχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /de.fẽˈsoɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], /dɨ.fẽˈsoɾ/ [Portugal], /dɨ.fẽˈsoɾ/ [Portugal], /dɨ.fẽˈso.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: defensores [plural], defensora [feminine], defensoras [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dēfēnsor. Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|la|dēfēnsor}} Learned borrowing from Latin dēfēnsor Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} defensor m (plural defensores, feminine defensora, feminine plural defensoras)
  1. defender (someone or something which defends) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-defensor-pt-noun-dSl~LdmW Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 40 38 22
  2. advocate (person who speaks in support of something) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-defensor-pt-noun-9HeAwlNl Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 40 38 22
  3. (law) defender (a lawyer) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-defensor-pt-noun-aGpWk~EA Categories (other): Law, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 40 38 22 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: defender, defensão, defensável, defesa

Inflected forms

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