linebacker
linebacker noun: 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.
Noun
linebacker (plural linebackers)
- 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.
- 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
linebacker meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
linebacker in Hindi
- लाइनबैकर, लाइनकबैकर
linebacker in Tamil
- லைன்பேக்கர்
linebacker in Marathi
- लाइनबॅकर, लाईनबॅकर, लाइनबॅक करणारा
linebacker in Bengali
- লাইনব্যাকার, লাইনবেকার
More languagesFewer languages
- linebacker in Telugu
- లైన్బ్యాకర్, లైన్ బ్యాకర్
- linebacker in Malayalam
- ലൈൻബാക്കർ, ലൈൻബ്യാക്കർ, ലൈൻബെയ്കർ
- linebacker in Kannada
- ಲೈನ್ಬ್ಯಾಕರ್, ಲೈನ್ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಕರ್
- linebacker in Punjabi
- ਲਾਈਨਬੈਕਰ, ਲਾਇਨਬੈਕਰ
- linebacker in Gujarati
- લાઇનબેકર, લાઈનબેકર, લાઇનબેક કરનાર
- linebacker in Odia
- ଲାଇନବ୍ଯ଼ାକର୍, ଲାଇନବାକର୍
- linebacker in Nepali
- लाइनब्याकर, लाइनबैकर, लाइनबेकर
Examples of linebacker in a sentence
- The free safety made a game-saving tackle on the runner who had broken past the linebackers.
- The university decided to redshirt the freshman linebacker to give him an extra year to build up his bulk.
- Every linebacker they have is a real horse.
Forms of linebacker
| plural | linebackers |
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Origin of linebacker
From line + backer.
Questions about linebacker
- What does linebacker mean?
- Linebacker means 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.
- What is linebacker in Hindi?
- Linebacker in Hindi is लाइनबैकर, लाइनकबैकर. See Linebacker meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is linebacker?
- Linebacker is a noun.
- What is the plural of linebacker?
- The plural of linebacker is linebackers.
Words near linebacker in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: linebacker (page history and authors); linebacker (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); linebacker (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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