difensore

Definitions of difensore
  1. noun
    a person who cares for persons or property
    synonyms: paladino, patrocinatore, patrono, protettore, tutore
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    gorilla, guardia del corpo, scorta
    someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
    campione, eroe, lottatore
    someone who fights for a cause
    custode, guardasigilli, guardiano
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
    pompiere, vigile del fuoco
    a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
    guardia forestale, vigilante
    a person who keeps watch over something or someone
    patrono
    a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
    buttafuori
    a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting
    guardiano, portinaio
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    facchino, portabagagli
    someone who guards an entrance
    ranger
    an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
    guardacaccia, guardapesca
    a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
    carceriere, guardasigilli
    someone who guards prisoners
    alabardiere
    a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
    bidello
    someone employed to clean and maintain a building
    maresciallo
    a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
    carabiniere
    a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
    baby sitter, baby-sitter, balia, bambinaia, bonne, nurse, nutrice, puericultore
    a woman who is the custodian of children
    battistrada
    an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)
    agente, agente di polizia, carabinieri, madama, poliziotto, questurino, segugio
    a member of a police force
    sergente
    a lawman with the rank of sergeant
    sceriffo
    the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
    carceriere, guardia carceraria, secondino, sorvegliante
    a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
    guardia giurata
    a guard who keeps watch
  2. noun
    (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
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