Defender
Definition
A person who protects, supports, or saves someone or something from aggression, danger, or accusation; a lawyer who represents the interests and pleads the cause of a defendant in a criminal or civil trial. In team sports (football, basketball, handball), it designates the player positioned in the defensive line, whose main role is to block the opposing team's attacks.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Defender
- Advocate
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine agent noun, displaying regular structural markers for plural and genitive instances. |
| Formation | Agent noun constructed from the root verb 'apăra' adding the functional suffix '-tor' to designate the performer. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.pə.rə.ˈtor] |
| Source | Grammar of Modern Romanian Agent Nouns and Functional Roles |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Acest apărător faimos din campionatul de fotbal a reușit să intercepteze toate mingile trimise spre poarta echipei sale.
EN: This famous defender in the football championship managed to intercept all the balls sent toward his team's goal.
RO: Inculpatul a cerut un apărător din oficiu deoarece nu avea resurse financiare pentru a angaja un avocat privat.
EN: The defendant requested a public defender because he lacked the financial resources to hire a private lawyer.
RO: Prințul s-a autoproclamat un apărător neînfricat al cetățenilor sărmani din întregul ținut.
EN: The prince proclaimed himself a fearless defender of the poor citizens throughout the land.
Idioms & Phrases
Apărător din oficiu / Public defender / Court-appointed attorney
RO: Avocat desemnat obligatoriu de stat pentru a asigura asistența juridică a unei persoane care nu și-a ales singură un reprezentant.
EN: A lawyer officially appointed by the state to provide legal assistance to a person who has not chosen their own representative.
Apărător al drepturilor omului / Human rights defender
RO: Activist sau organizație care acționează public pentru promovarea, protejarea și respectarea libertăților fundamentale.
EN: An activist or organization acting publicly to promote, protect, and respect fundamental freedoms.
Apărător central / Center-back / Central defender
RO: Poziție tactică specifică în fotbal, jucătorul având sarcina de a opri atacanții adverși chiar în zona din fața careului.
EN: A specific tactical position in football, the player having the task of stopping opposing forwards right in the area before the box.
Latest Contextual News
No recent news found for this topic.