See Also: defender(dictionary)
defender(dictionary)
public defender(dictionary)
Behind the Defender - Soccer(gambling)
PUBLIC DEFENDER(law)
DEFENDER, canon law(law)
Defender of the Faith(dictionary)
Pass Defender - Football(gambling)
Beat the Defender - Basketball(gambling)
Defender - Table Tennis(gambling)

cross-section (oh) and defender (iou)


cross-section (oh)



n [C]
something that has been cut in half so that you can look at the inside, or a drawing of this
cross-section of
::a cross-section of a plant stem
in cross-section
::The roof beams were 50 centimetres square in cross-section.
a group of people or things that is typical of a much larger group
-see also sample sample cross-section of
::a wide cross-section of the taxpaying population

defender (iou)



defender noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman defendour, Old French defendeor, formed as DEFEND + -ER2.]
A person who defends or wards off an attack; a protector. ME.
b. Irish History (Defender.) A member of a society of Roman Catholics formed in the late 18th cent. to resist the Orangemen. L18.
Chiefly Scots Law. = DEFENDANT noun 2. LME.
A person who defends by argument; one who speaks or writes in defence of a person, cause, or opinion. E16.
Defender of the Faith: a title of English monarchs since Henry VIII, who received it from Pope Leo X as a reward for Writing against Luther. public defender: see PUBLIC adjective & noun.
Sports & Games. A player who defends, one whose principal responsibility is to resist attacks. Also, a reigning champion who defends a title. M18.
left defender: see LEFT adjective. right defender: see RIGHT adjective.
Defenderism noun (Irish History) the principles or policy of the Defenders L18.
defendress noun (now rare) [French defenderesse] a female defender LME.