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centre-back

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A central defender, a player who plays in the centre of defence, just in front of the goalkeeper

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 中堅 /中坚 (zhōngjiān) — a central defender
  • Finnish: keskuspuolustaja — a central defender
  • Finnish: toppari — a central defender
  • Georgian: ცენტრალური მცველი (cenṭraluri mcveli) — a central defender
  • German: Innenverteidiger — a central defender
  • Greek: σέντερ μπακ (sénter bak) — a central defender
  • Greek: κεντρικός αμυντικός (kentrikós amyntikós) — a central defender
  • Icelandic: miðvörður — a central defender
  • Japanese: センターバック (sentabakku) — a central defender
  • Korean: 센터백 (senteobaek) — a central defender
  • Polish: stoper — a central defender
  • Portuguese: zagueiro central — a central defender
  • Swedish: mittback — a central defender
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