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Defender vs Plaintive - What's the difference?

defender | plaintive |

As a noun defender

is someone who defends people or property.

As an adjective plaintive is

sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

defender

English

Alternative forms

* defendor (obsolete) * defendour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who defends people or property.
  • (legal) A lawyer who represents defendants.
  • A fighter who repels an attack.
  • (sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.

    • plaintive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

    • Related terms

    * plaint * plaintiff

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