LINEBACKER

Meaning of LINEBACKER in English

[line.back.er] n (1949): a defensive football player who lines up immediately behind the line of scrimmage to make tackles on running plays through the line or defend against short passes

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

LINEBACKER — noun Date: 1949 a defensive football player who lines up immediately behind the line of scrimmage to make tackles on …
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LINEBACKER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: line (III) + backer : a football player stationed within one to four yards of the line …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LINEBACKER — /luyn"bak'euhr/ , n. Football. 1. a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen. 2. the position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINEBACKER — noun Date: 1949 : a defensive football player who lines up immediately behind the line of scrimmage to make tackles …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINEBACKER — ■ noun American Football a defensive player positioned just behind the line of scrimmage.
Concise Oxford English vocab
LINEBACKER — linebacker BrE AmE ˈlaɪn ˌbæk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ linebacker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LINEBACKER — / ˈlaɪnbækə(r); NAmE / noun ( in American football ) a defensive player who tries to tackle members of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINEBACKER — line ‧ back ‧ er /ˈlaɪnˌbækə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a player in American football who tries to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINEBACKER — ( linebackers) In American football, a linebacker is a player who tries to stop members of the other team from …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINEBACKER — (~s) In American football, a ~ is a player who tries to stop members of the other team from scoring …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LINEBACKER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE outside ▪ Right tackle Lincoln Kennedy and outside linebacker Rob Fredrickson have relatively mild …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LINEBACKER — [noun] [C] US - a defensive player in American football who stands behind the first line of defenders and tries …
Cambridge English vocab
LINEBACKER — полузащитник (в американском футболе)
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LINEBACKER — Полузащитник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LINEBACKER — n полузащитник ( в американском футболе )
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LINEBACKER — (n) полузащитник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LINEBACKER — n полузащитник ( в американском футболе )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LINEBACKER — n полузащитник ( в американском футболе )
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LINEBACKER — полузащитник (в американском футболе)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINEBACKER — n. Pronunciation: ' l ī n- ˌ ba-k ə r Function: noun Date: 1949 : a defensive football player who …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAYLOR, LAWRENCE (JULIUS) — born Feb. 4, 1959, Williamsburg, Va., U.S. U.S. football linebacker. He played for the University of North Carolina, making All-American …
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BLITZ — I. ˈblits noun ( -es ) Etymology: short for blitzkrieg 1. a. : blitzkrieg 1 b. : an intensive all-out …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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TAYLOR, LAWRENCE — born Feb. 4, 1959, Williamsburg, Va., U.S. Taylor, 1994 in full Lawrence Julius Taylor African-American collegiate and professional football player, …
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BUTKUS, DICK — born Dec. 9, 1942, Chicago, Ill., U.S. byname of Richard J. Butkus American professional National Football League (NFL) middle linebacker …
Britannica English vocabulary
ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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