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Defense (military) A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily Weapon, armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable ...

Defense (sports) In many team sports, defense (American spelling) or defence ( Commonwealth spelling) is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in defense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is ...

Defender (association football) In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

Film

* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary * ''The Defender'' (1994 film), or ''The Bodyguard from Beijing'' * ''The Defender'' (2004 film), a British-German action film * ''The Defenders'' (2023 film), an Australian documentary about Bahraini dissenter and footballer Hakeem al-Araibi

Television

* "The Defender" (''Studio One''), a 1957 episode of ''Studio One'' * '' The Defender (2021 TV series)'', a Czech crime drama television series * ''The Defenders'' (1961 TV series), an American courtroom drama * ''The Defenders'' (2010 TV series), an American legal comedy-drama * ''The Defenders'' (miniseries), an American Marvel TV series * "The Defenders" (''The Defenders'' episode) ** The Defenders Saga, a term used to describe the interconnected set of Marvel Netflix television series

Theatre

* ''The Defenders'' (ballet), a 2007 ballet by William Forsythe * ''The Defender'' (musical), 1902 Broadway musical

Gaming

* Defender (card player), a player who plays against the declarer * ''Defender'' (1981 video game) * ''Defender'' (2002 video game), a remake * ''Defender'', a 1982

pinball Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...

table based on the 1981 video game.

Literature

* ''

The Chicago Defender ''The Chicago Defender'' is a Chicago-based online African-American newspaper. It was founded in 1905 by Robert S. Abbott and was once considered the "most important" newspaper of its kind. Abbott's newspaper reported and campaigned against Jim ...

'', a Chicago-based online newspaper * ''Defender'', a 2001 novel in C. J. Cherryh's ''Foreigner'' series * ''The Defender'' (Kalashnikoff novel), a 1951 novel by Nicholas Kalashnikoff * ''The Defender'' (Thwaites novel), a 1936 novel by F. J. Thwaites *

Defenders (comics) The Defenders are a set of superhero groups with rotating membership appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders" who, in their prior adventures, are known ...

, a fictional superhero group in Marvel comic books * "The Defenders" (short story), a 1953 short story by Philip K. Dick

Music

Songs

* "Defender" (Gabriella Cilmi song), 2010 * "Defender" (Peter Andre song), 2010 * "The Defender", a 1982 song by Buckner & Garcia from '' Pac-Man Fever'' * "Defender", a 1987 song by Manowar from '' Fighting the World'' * "Defender", a 2012 song by As I Lay Dying from '' Awakened'' * "Defender", a 2020 song by August Burns Red from '' Guardians'' * "Defenders", a 2014 song by DragonForce from '' Maximum Overload''

Other music

* ''Defender'' (album), a 1987 album by Rory Gallagher

Sports

* Defender (America's Cup), the America's Cup yacht representing the club that currently holds the Cup * Connecticut Defenders, a former American baseball team * Los Angeles D-Fenders, now the South Bay Lakers, an American basketball team * Defenders Football Club, formerly Sri Lanka Army SC

Transportation

Aircraft

* Britten-Norman Defender, a multi-role utility transport aircraft * Fletcher FD-25 Defender, a 1950s American light ground-attack aircraft * McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender, a light military helicopter

Land

* Land Rover Defender, a British 4×4 off-road vehicle ** Land Rover Defender (L663), from 2019

Maritime

* ''Defender'' (1895 yacht), the 1895 America's Cup winner * ''Defender'' (1982 yacht), a 12-metre class yacht * , the name of several ships of the Royal Navy * USS ''Defender'' (MCM-2), a mine countermeasures ship of the U.S. Navy * Defender-class boat, a class of boat of the U.S. Coast Guard *

Defender-class torpedo boat The colonial service ''Defender''-class torpedo boats were designed by Thornycroft & Company for the defence of New Zealand, built at Chiswick in 1883 and shipped to New Zealand. They were quickly obsolete and were left to deteriorate ''in situ'' ...

(1883)

Other uses

Defendant In court proceedings, a defendant is a person or object who is the party either accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case. Terminology varies from one juris ...

or defender in Scots law for civil cases * Defender Limited, a British Virgin Islands investment fund * Defender Mountain, on the American-Canadian border * Defenders (Ireland), a Roman Catholic agrarian secret society in 18th century Ireland * Windows Defender, anti-malware software