linebacker
The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of…The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
» Tom is built like a linebacker.
Meaning
1 sensesThe defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.
Linebacker
a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
Examples
1 sentencesTom is built like a linebacker.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From line + backer.From line + backer.
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Forms
plural: linebackers| Singular | linebacker |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage:line backer
- a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen:line backer