el
masculine
/defenˈsoɾ/
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Translation
defender, advocate
Word origin
From Latin defensor ('protector, defender'), from defendere ('to ward off, protect').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- defensor
- English cognates
- defender, defence
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldefensores
Examples
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He is a firm defender of human rights.
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The defender blocked the ball before the goal.
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Who will be the advocate for the accused?
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He was always a defender of the weakest.
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The town remembers him as its great defender.
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