🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

수비수

Pronunciation / Transliteration: subisu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Defender/dɪˈfɛndər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"수비수가 상대의 공격을 막았다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who defends someone or something.

    "The lawyer acted as a defender in the high-profile case."
  2. 2

    A player in a sport whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring.

    "The defender made a crucial tackle to stop the goal."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'defender' originates from the Latin 'defendere', meaning 'to ward off' or 'to protect'. It evolved through Old French 'defendre' before entering Middle English, where it took on the modern meaning of someone who defends or protects.

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