Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

central defender

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tral de-fend-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of centre-back

Example Sentences

"John Stones got 45 minutes under his belt after an injury-troubled season before leaving Manchester City, the central defender still expected to be a key element of Tuchel's plans if he remains fit."

Inflected Forms

central defenders (plural)

Synonyms

centre-back

Questions

What does central defender mean?: Synonym of centre-back

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