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linebacker en · NOUN

Etymology

From line + backer.

Meanings

1. 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.
   • Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans defended Azeez Al-Shaair after the linebacker was ejected from Sunday’s game for throwing a late hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. 2024 December 2, David Close, “Houston Texans head coach defends Azeez Al-Shaair as the NFL leans toward suspending the linebacker, source says”, in CNN:
   • The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.
   • While Brown distracted the usually hyperfocused Mangini, safety Kerry Rhodes and linebackers Eric Barton and Jonathan Vilma grabbed a cooler of Gatorade and surreptitiously assumed their positions according to plan. 2007 January 1, Karen Crouse, “With Wild-Card Spot Clinched, Jets Can Finally Talk Playoffs”, in The New York Times:

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Translations (4)

fi tukimies (The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks) · ca rerelínia (The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks) · de Linebacker (The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks) · es linebacker (The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks)