# defenceman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,879

## Definitions
1. In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.

## Etymology
From defence + -man.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddefenceman`, `deefnceman`, `defecneman`, `defencceman`, `defenceamn`, `defencemann`, `defencemman`, `defencemna`, `defencmean`, `defenecman`, `defennceman`, `deffenceman`, `defneceman`, `dfeenceman`, `edfenceman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/defenceman