LINEBACKER

Meaning of LINEBACKER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: line (III) + backer

: a football player stationed within one to four yards of the line of scrimmage and expected to make quick tackles close to the line of scrimmage on running plays and to protect against short passes

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LINEBACKER — noun Date: 1949 a defensive football player who lines up immediately behind the line of scrimmage to make tackles on …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 — [line.back.er] n (1949): a defensive football player who lines up immediately behind the line of scrimmage to make tackles on …
Merriam-Webster 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)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINEBACKER — Полузащитник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LINEBACKER — n полузащитник ( в американском футболе )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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 )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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 …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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