Defensor

Defensor, the Latin word from which Defender and its equivalents in various languages stem, may refer to:

Title or function

• Defensor civitatis, a function in the Roman and Byzantine Empire, with later imitations
• Defensor matrimonii, in canon law
• Fidei defensor, a princely title, such as Defensor Perpétuo do Império do Brasil

People

• Defensor, the compiler of the early medieval florilegium Liber Scintillarum
• A surname, as in Miriam Defensor Santiago

Fiction

• Defensor (Transformers), any of several characters from the Transformers toyline
• Defensor (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero that debuted in the original Contest of Champions

Other

• The title of various publications, such as the tract Defensor pacis
• Defensor Sporting Club, football club in Uruguay
• Defensores (plural), the name of various sports teams, especially in Latin America:
  • Defensores de Belgrano, an Argentine sports club from Núñez, Buenos Aires
  • Defensores de Cambaceres, an Argentine football club from the city of Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
  • Estadio Defensores del Chaco, a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay
  • Defensores Unidos, an Argentine football club from the Villa Fox district of Zárate
  • Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo, an Argentine sports club from Villa Ramallo, Buenos Aires Province
  • Club Atlético Defensores de Almagro, an Argentine social club from Balvanera neighborhood, Buenos Aires
  • Defensores de Tóquio, a Brazilian tabletop role-playing game, created by Marcelo Cassaro
  • Defensores del Medio Ambiente de los Tuxtlas, AC, an organization