Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensor

/dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: de-fen-sor
IPA: /dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

one who defends; a defender

noun

a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector

noun

the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church

Etymology

From Latin dēfēnsor.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: dēfēnsor

Inflected Forms

defensors (plural) defensour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

defensorship

Questions

How do you pronounce defensor?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/.
What does defensor mean?: one who defends; a defender
Where does defensor come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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