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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: line backer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: back
a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: line backer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: football player, footballer
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
rerelínia
— The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks
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Finnish:
tukimies
— The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks
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German:
Linebacker
— The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks
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Spanish:
linebacker
— The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks
