Synonyms of the word

defender

• n. Someone who defends people or property.
• n. (law) A lawyer who represents defendants.
• n. (Scotland, law) A defendant in a civil action.
• n. A fighter who repels an attack.
• n. (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

battler

• n. One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
• n. (Australia, dated) An itinerant worker or unemployed person.
• n. One who who works hard in the face of adversity.
• n. Alternative form of batteler.

belligerent

• adj. Engaged in warfare, warring.
• adj. Eager to go to war, warlike.
• adj. Of or pertaining to war.
• adj. (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
• adj. Acting violently towards others.
• adj. uncooperative.
• n. A state or other armed participant in warfare.

combatant

• n. An armed fighter.
• adj. Contending; disposed to contend.

fighter

• n. A person who fights; a combatant.
• n. A warrior; fighting soldier.
• n. A pugnacious, competitive person.
• n. (eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially…
• n. A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of…
• n. A boxer or participant in any martial art.
• n. (colloquial) A firefighter.
• n. (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.

guardian

• n. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
• n. (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
• n. (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
• n. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
• n. (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.

preserver

• n. One who preserves.
• n. A life preserver.
• n. A person who refinishes furniture.
• n. A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.

protector

• n. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
• n. A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
• n. One who prevents interference.
• n. A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international…
• n. (Britain, historical) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
• n. (Roman Catholicism) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after…

scrapper

• n. A person who disposes of scraps.
• n. A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.

shielder

• n. Agent noun of shield: one who shields.

withstander

• n. A person who withstands or resists; an opponent.