"Defender" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A defender is a person or thing that defends or protects someone or something from harm, attack, or danger. In sports, a defender is a player who tries to stop the opponent from scoring or advancing. In a broader sense, a defender can also refer to a person who upholds a principle, idea, or value, often in the face of opposition or criticism.
To defenestrate means to throw someone or something out of a window, often in a violent or sudden manner. The word is most often used in historical contexts, particularly to describe the action of overthrowing royalty or nobility (as happened during the French Revolution) or to describe the violent removal of government officials (as happened during the Prague Spring).