An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
DEFENDER
defender, guardian, protector, shielder
(noun) a person who cares for persons or property
defender, withstander
(noun) a fighter who holds out against attack
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
defender (plural defenders)
someone who defends people or property
(sports) one of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring
a fighter who seeks to repel an attack
(law, rare) a lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK)
(Scotland, law) a defendant in a civil action
Anagrams
• fendered, redefend
Source: Wiktionary
De*fend"er, n. Etym: [Cf. Fender.]
Definition: One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator. Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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