ransomer

noun

Definition of ransomernext
as in defender

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  1. defender
  2. protector
  3. warden
  4. custodian
  5. keeper
  6. warder
  7. watchman
  8. guardian
Noun
  • Bucky Irving opened the fourth quarter with a 14-yard run on third-and-2, then followed that with a 12-yard touchdown dash past six defenders for the Bucs’ first lead of the game, 17-13.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • That last scenario is the one polling defenders point to — that a close poll can motivate people to vote.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of defender
Noun
  • And while no one has—or should expect to—have insight on the reasons for their separation, Kravitz has always been accompanied by protectors of a different kind: sloping jackets, outsized shirts, voluminous trousers and expansive handbags purchased from The Row.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Ending Thursday, Cocoon by Sealy's current sale features 35% off all mattresses, plus a free Sealy Sleep Bundle, which includes pillows, a sheet set and a protector.
    Claire Peltier, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of protector
Noun
  • Prosecutors say Allen actually confessed over 60 times to the killings while in prison, to his wife, his mother, family members, the prison warden, the psychologist who treated him in prison, other prison employees and other inmates.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her attorneys have filed a motion accusing the prison warden of disregarding a lawful order by not releasing her yet.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
Definition of warden
Noun
  • This poses a serious challenge to the custodians of the existing system of national security policymaking: the uniformed military and the civil service that make up the vast majority of people tasked with overseeing any president’s agenda.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of custodian
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • Turns out the dude isn't foe, but friend… the warder of a Yellow Ajah named Ryma, who wants to protect them.
    Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The dialog between Alanna's blonde warder Maksim (Taylor Napier) and Lan is annoyingly ambiguous.
    Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023
Definition of warder
Noun
  • Following an altercation—one that a 911 dispatcher urged the overly zealous neighborhood watchman to avoid—Martin lay on the ground, shot dead by a single bullet that traversed his heart and lung.
    Cedric Dark, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Something for New Yorkers to keep in mind while watching their watchmen ahead of next year’s city elections.
    Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
Definition of watchman
Noun
  • In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In these accounts parents act as guardians and the children are the beneficiaries until the child reaches the age of majority (usually 18, but sometimes 21) in their state.
    Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of guardian
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