DEFENDER Copy link • DEFENDERdefensor (one who wards off hostile attacks): propugnator (the champion, who with arms in his hand, defends anything): cf., assertor only Quintilian, and Suet.: tutor (the defender who takes anything under his protection): patronus (the patron, who defends the rights of his clients): the defender or advocate in a court of law; [Vid: ADVOCATE]: to have anybody for one’s defender, esse in alicujus tutela; esse in alicujus tutela et fide; esse in alicujus clientela.