Defender

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Defender, meaning 'who/which defends', may refer to:

In entertainment:

• Defender (video game), a 1980s arcade game
• Defender (album), a 1987 album by Rory Gallagher
• Defender (novel), a 2001 science fiction novel in the Foreigner Universe of C. J. Cherryh
• The Defender, a Dolph Lundgren film
• The Defenders (disambiguation), several works of fiction
• The Defenders, a Marvel Comics superhero team
• Defendor, an upcoming film

In sports:

• Defender (association football), an association football position of defence
• Connecticut Defenders, Double-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
• Los Angeles D-Fenders, a Los Angeles NBA Development League team

In vehicles:

• Land Rover Defender, a 4x4 off-road vehicle
• MD 500 Defender, a light military helicopter
• Fletcher FD-25 Defender, a small counter-insurgency aircraft
• Defender (yacht), the 1895 America's Cup winner
• HMS Defender, a name used by 8 Royal Navy ships since 1797

Defender may also refer to:

• A public defender in American law
• A defendant in a case under Scottish law
• Defenders (Ireland), a militant peasant secret society in the 18th century Ireland, who were involved in the 1798 rebellion
• Windows Defender, an antispyware technology by Microsoft

[edit] See also

• Defenceman (ice hockey)
• Defendant
• Defender of the Crown
• Defense (sports)
• Fidei defensor (Defender of the faith)
• Defensor (disambiguation)
• Protector (disambiguation)

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