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liberos

liberos is the plural of libero.

Meaning of libero

Noun

libero (plural liberos)

  1. A central defender to whom no forward is assigned for marking, forming the last line of defence and often initiating the offensive play.
    • Nicknamed “Der Kaiser”, Beckenbauer was as elegant as he was dominant, and such was his assurance in possession that he came to master the modern sweeper role, or libero. More so, he is credited with creating it.2024 January 8, Sachin Nakrani, “Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup-winning captain and manager, dies aged 78”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    sweeper
  2. A designated back-row player intended to be used as a ball-control specialist.

Questions about liberos

What is liberos the plural of?
Liberos is the plural of libero.

Words near liberos in the dictionary

  1. Liberlandish
  2. Liberman
  3. Libermans
  4. libero
  5. liberoligneous
  6. liberos
  7. liberosis
  8. libers
  9. Liberson
  10. Libersons
  11. Libert

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Adapted from Wiktionary: liberos (page history and authors); libero (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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