Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

key defender

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: key de-fend-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall defender (traditionally, a full-back or centre half-back).

Example Sentences

"The 198cm key defender was selected at pick No.11 in the 2023 Telstra AFL Draft and will challenge three players taken from that crop – Dan Curtin, Nate Caddy and Archie Roberts – as well as Levi Ashcroft and Harvey Langford for the Ron Evans Medal."

Inflected Forms

key defenders (plural)

Questions

What does key defender mean?: A tall defender (traditionally, a full-back or centre half-back).

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