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tackler

tackler noun: a player who tackles another.

Noun

tackler (plural tacklers)

  1. A player who tackles another.
    • When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. "If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, they'd break every bone in my body."1960 May 12, “Artful Dodgers”, in Time
    • The ball carrier can be with or without a football. For the “Head-On” tackle have the “Ball Carrier” stand right in front of the pit and face the tackler.2007, Bob Swope, Youth Football Drills and Plays Handbook, page 29
  2. (UK, dated) A person who repairs weaving looms.

Forms of tackler

pluraltacklers

Origin of tackler

From tackle + -er.

Questions about tackler

What does tackler mean?
Tackler means a player who tackles another.
What part of speech is tackler?
Tackler is a noun.
What is the plural of tackler?
The plural of tackler is tacklers.

Words near tackler in the dictionary

  1. tacklehouse
  2. tacklehouses
  3. tackleless
  4. tackleman
  5. tacklemen
  6. tackler
  7. tacklers
  8. tackles
  9. tackles for loss
  10. tackless
  11. Tackley

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