defender Copy link Outline 1. dēfensor (the most gen. term)2. prōpugnātor (a stronger and more expressive word)3. patrōnus (in court)4. praeses, ĭdis, m. • defender: 1. dēfensor (the most gen. term): the d. of right and liberty, juris et libertatis d., Cic.: Caes. 2. prōpugnātor (a stronger and more expressive word): a place abandoned by its d.s, a propugnatoribus relictus locus, Caes. Fig.: the d. of a crime, sceleris pr., Just.: v. champion. 3. patrōnus (in court): v. patron, advocate. 4. praeses, ĭdis, m.: v. guardian. (Or expr. by imperf. part. of defendo, tueor, &c.: v. L. G. § 638.)