defense-men

de·fense·man

[dih-fens-muhn, -man]
noun, plural de·fense·men [-muhn, -men] . Sports.
a player in certain games, as ice hockey or lacrosse, who lines up in a defensive zone or position.
Origin:
1890–95; defense + man1

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