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defensive midfielder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A midfield player who specializes more in defensive duties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: midfield anchor

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: verdedigende middenvelder — midfield player
  • Greenlandic: qeqqani kinguarsimanerusoq — midfield player
  • Japanese: 守備的ミッドフィールダー (shubiteki middofīrudā) — midfield player
  • Japanese: 中盤の底 (chūban no soko) — midfield player
  • Japanese: ボランチ (boranchi) — midfield player
  • Polish: defensywny pomocnik — midfield player
  • Portuguese: volante — midfield player
  • Romanian: mijlocaș defensiv — midfield player
  • Swedish: defensiv mittfältare — midfield player