Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to: *

Defense (military) A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Defense (sports) In many team sports, defense (American spelling) or defence ( Commonwealth spelling) is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in defense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is ...

Defender (association football) In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either ...

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary * ''The Defender'' (1994 film)'' or ''The Bodyguard from Beijing'' * ''The Defender'' (2004 film), a British-German action film * "The Defender" (''Studio One''), a 1957 episode of ''Studio One'' * ''The Defenders'' (1961 TV series), an American courtroom drama * ''The Defenders'' (2010 TV series), an American legal comedy-drama * ''

The Defender (2021 TV series) ''The Defender'' ( cz, Ochránce) is a Czech drama television series, that premiered on Czech Television in 2021. Series also appeared at Serial Killer festival. It won Czech Film Critics' Award in category "Outside Kino." Series focuses on a tea ...

'', a Czech crime drama television series * ''The Defenders'' (miniseries), an American Marvel web TV series *'' The Defenders Saga'', the Marvel-Netflix 2010s TV show universe

Gaming

Defender (card player) Card players are those participating in a card game. Various names are given to card players based on their role or position. Position Games of Anglo-American origin In games of Anglo-American origin played in English-speaking countries, ...

, a player who plays against the declarer * ''Defender'' (1981 video game) ** ''Defender'' (2002 video game), a remake

Literature

Defenders (comics) The Defenders are a set of superhero groups with rotating membership appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders" who, in their prior adventures, are known ...

, a fictional superhero group in Marvel comic books * ''The Defender'' (Kalashnikoff novel), a 1951 novel by Nicholas Kalashnikoff * ''The Defender'' (Thwaites novel), a 1936 novel by F. J. Thwaites * "The Defenders" (short story), a 1953 short story by Philip K. Dick * ''

The Chicago Defender ''The Chicago Defender'' is a Chicago-based online African-American newspaper. It was founded in 1905 by Robert S. Abbott and was once considered the "most important" newspaper of its kind. Abbott's newspaper reported and campaigned against Jim ...

'', a Chicago-based online newspaper * ''Defender'', a 2001 novel in C. J. Cherryh's ''Foreigner'' series

Music

* ''Defender'' (album), a 1987 album by Rory Gallagher * "Defender" (Peter Andre song), 2010 * "Defender" (Gabriella Cilmi song), 2010 * "The Defender", a 1982 song by Buckner & Garcia from '' Pac-Man Fever'' * "Defender", a 1987 song by Manowar from ''

Fighting the World ''Fighting the World'' is the fifth album by the American heavy metal band Manowar, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). This was the first Manowar album to feature artwork by long-time collaborator Ken Kelly, and also one of the first heavy ...

'' * ''The Defenders'' (ballet), a 2007 ballet by William Forsythe * ''The Defender'' (musical), a 1902 musical

Sports

Defenders Football Club Defenders Football Club is a professional football club based in Homagama, Sri Lanka. In 2018, Sri Lanka Army SC was renamed to ''Defenders FC''. The team is under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Army. Honours *Sri Lanka Champions League: 2 **W ...

, formerly Sri Lanka Army SC *

Connecticut Defenders The Connecticut Defenders were a Minor League Baseball team based in Norwich, Connecticut. The team, which played in the Eastern League, was the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major-league club from 2003 until following the 2009 ...

, a former American baseball team * Los Angeles D-Fenders, now the South Bay Lakers, an American basketball team * Defender, the America's Cup yacht representing the club that currently holds the Cup

Transportation

Aircraft

Britten-Norman Defender The Britten-Norman Defender is a multi-role utility transport aircraft, manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. It is the military version of the Britten-Norman Islander, developed for roles such as utility transport, casualty eva ...

, a multi-role utility transport aircraft *

McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender The McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems MD 500 Defender is a light multi-role military helicopter based on the MD 500 light utility helicopter and OH-6 Cayuse Light Observation Helicopter. Design and development The original OH-6 Cayuse he ...

, a light military helicopter * Fletcher FD-25 Defender, a 1950s American light ground-attack aircraft

Land

Land Rover Defender The Land Rover Defender (initially introduced as the Land Rover 110 / One Ten, and in 1984 joined by the Land Rover 90 / Ninety, plus the new, extra-length Land Rover 127 in 1985) is a series of British off-road cars and pick-up truck, pickup ...

, a British 4×4 off-road vehicle ** Land Rover Defender (L663), from 2019

Maritime

* ''Defender'' (1895 yacht), the 1895 America's Cup winner * ''Defender'' (1982 yacht), a 12-metre class yacht * , the name of several ships of the Royal Navy * USS ''Defender'' (MCM-2), a mine countermeasures ship of the U.S. Navy *

Defender-class boat The Defender-class boat, also called Response Boat–Small (RB-S) and Response Boat–Homeland Security (RB-HS), is a standard boat introduced by the United States Coast Guard in 2002. The boats serve a variety of missions, including search and ...

, a class of boat of the U.S. Coast Guard * Defender-class torpedo boat (1883)

Other uses

Defenders (Ireland) The Defenders were a Catholic agrarian secret society in 18th-century Ireland, founded in County Armagh. Initially, they were formed as local defensive organisations opposed to the Protestant Peep o' Day Boys; however, by 1790 they had become a ...

, a Roman Catholic agrarian secret society in 18th century Ireland * Defender Limited, a British Virgin Islands investment fund *

Defender Mountain Defender Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. History Defender Mountain was named in 1916 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship that took part in th ...

, on the American-Canadian border *

Windows Defender Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It has ...

, anti-malware software * Defendant or defender in Scots law for civil cases