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American footballer en · NOUN

Etymology

From American football + -er.

Meanings

1. A player of American football.
   • These, and almost everything else, acknowledged the new shoulder emphasis — but avoided the American-footballer padding used by some designers. 1979 September 8, Mary Mac Goris, “A clear sharp line from Wolfangel”, in Irish Independent, volume 88, number 214, Dublin, →OCLC, page 9, column 6:
   • With their helmets and padding, American footballers always look like they are ready for anything that can be thrown at them. […] He points out that American footballers tackle with their heads, butting each other in a way seldom seen in rugby. 2013 January 28, Homa Khaleeli, “American football or rugby: which is more dangerous?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2014:
   • She shakes her head as her American-footballer hunk of a fiancee Jason looks on adoringly from the other room. 2010 November 14, Barry Egan, “Nadine Coyle: Insatiable of Derry”, in Life (Sunday Independent), Dublin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17, column 4:
   • “American footballers have always impressed me too as to how good they are — it’s a mystery given the size of them,” he told People. “Whereas boxers, who are light on their feet and very agile, have historically been quite poor dancers in comparison.” 2022 November 15, Christie D’Zurilla, “Len Goodman is retiring from ‘Dancing With the Stars’ to spend time with family”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2022:
   • Watching Adama Traore in full flow has a tendency to conjure up all manner of images. Wolverhampton Wanderers’ human Road Runner is, in the nicest possible way, a freak of nature. He could have been an American footballer. Heck, he could have been a Terminator. 2020 January 24, Tim Spiers, James Pearce, “Even Jurgen Klopp says Adama Traore is ‘pretty much unplayable’ – but what is it actually like to play against Wolves’ ‘eighth wonder of the world’?”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2026-00-00:

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