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защитник

defender

Meaning of защитник

a person who protects or supports someone or something

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Russian[zɐˈɕːitnʲɪk]
defender
защитник - defender
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защитник with English translation

защитник usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The defender helped the team stay calm.

Защитник помог команде сохранять спокойствие.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

He was a defender of the old theatre.

Он был защитником старого театра.

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защитник synonyms

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What's the difference between защитник / покровитель / заступник / адвокат

🇷🇺Russian
защитник

defender — a person who protects or supports someone or something

B2Often

The defender helped the team stay calm.

Защитник помог команде сохранять спокойствие.

З
🇷🇺Russian
защитник

The most direct neutral equivalent: a person who protects or supports someone or something.

B2Very Often

He is known as a defender of human rights.

Он известен как защитник прав человека.

П
🇷🇺Russian
покровитель

A person who supports and helps, often from a position of influence or superiority; sometimes with a patronizing nuance.

B2Often

A patron helped the young artist open an exhibition.

Покровитель помог молодому художнику открыть выставку.

З
🇷🇺Russian
заступник

Someone who speaks up for and defends another person, especially when that person is being treated unfairly.

B2Often

The teacher became the boy's defender when he was unfairly accused.

Учитель стал заступником ученика, которого несправедливо обвинили.

А
🇷🇺Russian
адвокат

A lawyer who defends a client in court; figuratively, an active supporter or advocate of an idea or person.

B2Often

The lawyer spoke in defense of his client.

Адвокат выступил в защиту своего клиента.

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How to pronounce защитник and what this word means

защитник translation: defender. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce защитник

[zɐˈɕːitnʲɪk]

защитник translation

defender

защитник examples

The defender helped the team stay calm.

защитник transcription

[zɐˈɕːitnʲɪk]

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защитник meaning: what does it mean?

человек, который защищает или поддерживает кого-то или что-то

защитник pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

защитник is pronounced as [zɐˈɕːitnʲɪk]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

защитник definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The defender helped the team stay calm. Translation: Защитник помог команде сохранять спокойствие.

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