defender

/D IH0 F EH1 N D ER0/
noun
  1. 1

    Someone who defends people or property

  2. 2

    One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring

  3. 3

    A fighter who seeks to repel an attack

  4. 4

    A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK)

  5. 5

    A defendant in a civil action

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/defender