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Defender vs Watchdog - What's the difference?

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Defender is a related term of watchdog.


As nouns the difference between defender and watchdog

is that defender is someone who defends people or property while watchdog is a guard dog.

As a verb watchdog is

to perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.

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.

    • watchdog

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a guard dog
  • a person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity.

    • Derived terms

    * watchdog timer

    Verb

    (watchdogg)
  • To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.

    • Anagrams

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