How to Pronounce “defender

word

/dɪˈfɛndɝ/
di-FEN-dur
/dɪfˈɛndɐ/
di-FEN-duh

IPA Transcription

American English

/dɪˈfɛndɝ/

British English

/dɪfˈɛndɐ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

di-FEN-dur

UK

di-FEN-duh

Listen in Context

Our team needs another defender.

He’s the best defender we’ve had in years.

As a lawyer, she became a passionate defender of free speech.

Whenever someone is treated unfairly, he jumps in as their defender.