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blueliner

blueliner noun: a defenceman.

Noun

blueliner (plural blueliners)

  1. A defenceman
    • On Saturday, hard-luck blueliner Mike Van Ryn was blasted into the end boards by Montreal forward Max Pacioretty and isn't expected to be available for a week or perhaps longer with a lower body injury.2009 February 9, Damien Cox, “Leafs struggle to patch up blue line”, in Toronto Star

Forms of blueliner

pluralblueliners

Origin of blueliner

From blue + liner, after blue line in hockey.

Questions about blueliner

What does blueliner mean?
Blueliner means a defenceman.
What part of speech is blueliner?
Blueliner is a noun.
What is the plural of blueliner?
The plural of blueliner is blueliners.

Words near blueliner in the dictionary

  1. bluejoint reed grass
  2. bluejoint reed grasses
  3. blueless
  4. blueline
  5. bluelined
  6. blueliner
  7. blueliners
  8. bluelines
  9. bluelining
  10. bluelink
  11. bluelinks

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