branik

1. (of a car) bumper
   Neko mi je udario zadnji branik na parkingu. — Someone hit my rear bumper in the parking lot.
   Prednji branik je potpuno slomljen. — The front bumper is completely broken.
2. formal defender; bulwark
   Vojska je vekovima bila branik otadžbine. — For centuries the army was the bulwark of the homeland.