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backliner

backliner noun: one who plays on the back line.

Noun

backliner (plural backliners)

  1. One who plays on the back line.
    • Bourque can also play the physical game with the best of the NHL backliners. He is not afraid to use the body, and his play in the corners is often fearsome.2017, Stan Fischler, Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players

Forms of backliner

pluralbackliners

Origin of backliner

From backline + -er.

Questions about backliner

What does backliner mean?
Backliner means one who plays on the back line.
What part of speech is backliner?
Backliner is a noun.
What is the plural of backliner?
The plural of backliner is backliners.

Words near backliner in the dictionary

  1. backlight
  2. backlighted
  3. backlighting
  4. backlights
  5. backline
  6. backliner
  7. backliners
  8. backlines
  9. backlining
  10. backlinings
  11. backlink

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