defender

ディフェンダー、守備選手

相手チームの得点を防ぐことを主な役割とする選手。

やさしい英語で： 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.

反対語： attacker

よく使う表現： central defender, a good defender, beat a defender

守る人、擁護者

人や財産を攻撃や被害から守る人。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： a defender of someone/something (She was a determined defender of vulnerable children.)

類義語： protector, guardian

反対語： attacker

よく使う表現： brave defender, defender of someone, defender of rights