defenceman

English

Etymology

From defence +‎ -man.

Noun

defenceman (plural defencemen)

1. In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.

Translations

defender in ice hockey and lacrosse

• Finnish: puolustaja (fi), pakki (fi)
• French: défenseur (fr) m
• Russian: защи́тник (ru) m (zaščítnik)
• Swedish: back (sv) c