Synonyms and antonyms of Someone or something that protects and defends in British 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 looks after someone else when they need help

bulwark (noun)

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

apologist (noun)

formal someone who defends something such as a belief

a hedge against something ()

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

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

champion (noun)

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

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 looking after money or property that belongs to someone else

guard (noun)

something that helps to stop something bad from happening

laager (noun)

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

lifesaver (noun)

something that prevents someone from being killed

lightning conductor (noun)

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

lock (noun)

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

savior ()

the American spelling of saviour

saviour (noun)

a person who saves someone or something from trouble or danger

screen (noun)

something that protects you or allows you to hide

sheath (noun)

something that surrounds and protects another thing

steward (noun)

someone who looks after something and protects it

umbrella (noun)

something that gives protection