English → Latin
“defender” in Latin
dēfēnsorone who defendsprōpugnōto fight or contend for; to defendassertorassertor, asserter, one who asserts, avows; one who proclaims that another is free or enslaved; restorer or champion of tūtorto guard, protect, defend; to ward off, avertpatrōnusa protector, patron
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
defender
defensor (one who wards off hostile attacks): propugnator (the champion, who with arms in his hand, defends anything): cf., assertor only Quintilian, and Suet.: tutor (the defender who takes anything under his protection): patronus (the patron, who defends the rights of his clients): the defender or advocate in a court of law; [Vid: ADVOCATE]: to have anybody for one’s defender, esse in alicujus tutela; esse in alicujus tutela et fide; esse in alicujus clientela.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for defender?
- The usual Latin words for “defender” are dēfēnsor, prōpugnō, assertor; also tūtor, patrōnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.