defenceman
defenceman · defencemen
защитник
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent…In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.
Meaning
1 sensesIn ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.
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Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
defender in ice hockey and lacrosse:
Origin
From defence + -man.From defence + -man.
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Forms
plural: defencemen| Singular | defenceman |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular