defender

defensa, defensor

Jugador cuya tarea principal es impedir que el otro equipo marque.

En inglés sencillo: A player whose main job is to stop the other team from scoring.

• She's our best defender.
• The striker ran past two defenders.
• Their central defender blocked the shot.

Antónimos: attacker

Expresiones frecuentes: central defender, a good defender, beat a defender

defensor, protector

Persona que protege a otras personas o bienes de ataques o daños.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who protects people or property against attack or harm.

• The city's defenders held the gate.
• He became a defender of workers' rights.
• The castle had only twenty defenders left.

Cómo se usa: a defender of someone/something (She was a determined defender of vulnerable children.)

Sinónimos: protector, guardian

Antónimos: attacker

Expresiones frecuentes: brave defender, defender of someone, defender of rights