Defender and Opponent

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Defender noun - Someone that protects.

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Opponent is an antonym for defender.

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

Opponent noun - One that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict.

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Defender is an antonym for opponent.

human	human defender	human opponent
original	original defender	original opponent
true	true defender	true opponent
powerful	powerful defender	powerful opponent
Other adjectives: real, staunch, main, capable, former, primary, next, last, greatest, said, previous, fearsome, strongest.

Squadron combat is also all about this, though the aggressor frequently has all the time in the world, while the defender has only seconds to react to his opponent's move.

Source: Video Game / Pardus
Shield Bash: A key skill of the human knight and defender, which has the ability to stun an enemy (either a mob in PVE or a human opponent in PVP), costing him several seconds worth of attacks.

Source: Video Game / ROHAN Online

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