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defensor
noun
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one who defends; a defender
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(law) a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector
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(ecclesiastical) the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church
sporting
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adjective
(= clean, sportsmanlike)
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
a clean fight
a sporting solution of the disagreement
sportsmanlike conduct
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adjective
relating to or used in sports
sporting events
sporting equipment
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adjective
involving risk or willingness to take a risk
a sporting chance
sporting blood
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adjective
(= dissipated, betting, card-playing)
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
led a dissipated life
a betting man
a card-playing son of a bitch
a gambling fool
sporting gents and their ladies
club
Noun
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A club is an organisation of people who share a similar sport, interest, or hobby.
He was a member of his high school drama club.
Every town in Europe has its own football club.
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A club is a place where people go to drink, dance, talk and listen to music.
I didn't get home from the club until 2:30 in the morning; it was so much fun.
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A club is a place where members go to do sports or exercise.
I try to work out at the gym club three days a week.
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A club is a heavy stick used to hit things or people.
The police in London used to carry clubs instead of guns.
club
Verb
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If you club a person or animal, you hit them with something big and heavy.
They clubbed him to death with a baseball bat.
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(usually clubbing) If you go clubbing, you go to a club to dance, drink, and meet people.
She enjoys going clubbing with friends in Oxford every Friday.