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defensor.

defender (someone or something which defends)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/de.fẽˈsoʁ/Brazil[de.fẽˈsoh]Brazil/de.fẽˈsoʁ/Brazil[de.fẽˈsoh]Brazil
  1. defender (someone or something which defends)

    masculine
  2. advocate (person who speaks in support of something)

    masculine
  3. defender (a lawyer)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéndʰeti Proto-Italic *xʷendō Proto-Italic *fendō Latin *fendō Latin dēfendō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēfēnsorlbor. Portuguese defensor Learned borrowing from Latin dēfēnsor.

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