# defensor

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #77,585

## Definitions
1. one who defends; a defender
2. a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector
3. the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church

## Etymology
From Latin dēfēnsor.

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