key defender

noun

A tall defender (traditionally, a full-back or centre half-back).

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Meanings

nounkey defender (plural key defenders)

plural key defenders

  1. Australian rules footballA tall defender (traditionally, a full-back or centre half-back).

    The 198cm key defender was selected at pick No.11 in the 2023 Telstra AFL Draft and will challenge three players taken from that crop – Dan Curtin, Nate Caddy and Archie Roberts – as well as Levi Ashcroft and Harvey Langford for the Ron Evans Medal.

    2025 July 24, Josh Gabelich, “Gun young defender signs new deal with Cats”, in Australian Football League, retrieved 27 Jul 2025
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APA

key defender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20defender

MLA

“key defender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20defender. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “key defender,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20defender.

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