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defenseman

defenseman is the alternative spelling of defenceman.

Meaning of defenceman

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.
    • Hulking defenceman Gudbranson, who came to Vancouver in a trade with the Florida Panthers last May, scored in his debut for the Canucks.2016 September 29, Jason Keller, “Eberle-McDavid-Lucic line debuts in Oilers pre-season loss to Canucks”, in CBC, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2023

Forms of defenseman

pluraldefensemen

Questions about defenseman

What is defenseman the alternative spelling of?
Defenseman is the alternative spelling of defenceman.

Words near defenseman in the dictionary

  1. defense-independent pitching statistics
  2. defensed
  3. defenseless
  4. defenselessly
  5. defenselessness
  6. defenseman
  7. defensemen
  8. defenser
  9. defensers
  10. defenses
  11. defenses in depth

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