Defender and Holder

Defender

Defender noun - Someone that protects.

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Holder and defender are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Holder" with "Defender", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: defend, defence, defended, defensive, defending

Holder noun - One who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership.

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Defender and holder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defender" instead a noun "Holder".

Nearby Words: hold, holding

best	best defender	best holder
original	original defender	original holder
true	true defender	true holder
proper	proper defender	proper holder
Other adjectives: powerful, real, black, main, young, sole, former, official, primary, last, earlier, previous, youngest, strongest.

Niall means Champion, a fact which he uses for his advantage, Mordechai means contrition or warrior, Gervas means spear-holder, Cedric means war leader, Cecil means blind, Arabel means loveable, lovely, Alexandra means defender, Ciaran means black one, etc.

Source: Literature / Dead West
The Globe Holder from Ecco: The Tides of Time had elements of this in the second phase, and Defender of the Future features a great white shark as the bull.

Source: Bullfight Boss

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