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Defender vs Shielder - What's the difference?

defender | shielder |

As nouns the difference between defender and shielder

is that defender is someone who defends people or property while shielder is one who shields.

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.

    • shielder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who shields.
    • English agent nouns