Synonyms and antonyms of Someone or something that protects and defends in American Thesaurus

precaution (noun)

something done to protect people or things against possible harm or trouble

guardian (noun)

a person or organization that guards or protects something

protector (noun)

someone or something that protects a person or thing

safeguard (noun)

a law, rule, plan, etc. that protects someone or something from harm or problems

shield (noun)

someone or something that protects you from harm or bad experiences

protection (noun)

something that keeps a person or thing safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss

defender (noun)

someone who supports something or who works to prevent it from being lost or taken away

guardian angel (noun)

someone who takes care of someone else when they need help

champion (noun)

someone who publicly supports or defends a set of beliefs, political goals, or a group of people

lifesaver (noun)

something that prevents someone from being killed

lock (noun)

politicsBritish a policy to protect something or prevent it from being changed

laager (noun)

South African in the past, a circle of wagons made to defend against attacks

a hedge against something ()

a way of trying to protect yourself against a problem or risk

apologist (noun)

formal someone who defends something such as a belief

backstop (noun)

something that can be used to solve problems after everything else has been tried

bastion (noun)

an organization, community, or system that supports and defends a particular way of life, tradition, or belief

buffer (noun)

something that protects another thing by being between it and something else that could harm it

bulwark (noun)

formal someone or something that protects or defends something such as a belief, idea, or way of life

cocoon (noun)

something that keeps you safe, but may stop you from learning to deal with problems

consumerism (noun)

protection for people against unfair prices, bad products, advertising claims that are not true, etc.

cushion (noun)

something, especially money, that is a protection against the possible effects of something bad

escort (noun)

a person or a group of people, vehicles, ships, etc. that go somewhere with another person, vehicle, ship, etc. in order to protect them or to prevent them from escaping

fiduciary (noun)

a person or company that is responsible for taking care of money or property that belongs to someone else

lightning rod (noun)

American someone who attracts a lot of criticism, sometimes as a way of protecting someone else

saviour ()

the British spelling of savior

screen (noun)

something that protects you or allows you to hide

sheath (noun)

something that surrounds and protects another thing

steward (noun)

someone who takes care of something and protects it

umbrella (noun)

something that gives protection