linebacker
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪnˌbækər/
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linebacker
- As a linebacker, he was responsible for stopping the opposing team's best running back.
- play linebacker
- middle linebacker
- outside linebacker
It's just I used to be a linebacker in middle school.
- It's just I used to be a linebacker in middle school.
- Although he's the size of an NFL linebacker, Stan is a paragon of kindness.
- You get in conversation with some of these like lineman, linebackers, you get to see that for sure, for sure.
- And all of a sudden the door busts open and I turn and I look and it's the linebacker.
- You, you see other linebackers like Mike Pollard play the game and played it so well.
- Now, I don't know where he had the guts to do that because Nick Pie is built like an NFL linebacker.
- And you were one of these fast, small guys cutting across the middle wide open with linebackers that were three times your size.
- I think let's play linebacker early on in my wreck ball and then I transitioned into running back.
- And it's, I don't know, it's hard to explain, but you were a fucking unbelievable, unbelievable all time linebacker at West Virginia.
- I'm thinking black guy linebacker something because Vaughn.
- Show me, show me the linebacker pose.
Examples
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You're one of the finest linebackers we've ever coached.
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I've played with some of the best middle linebackers ever.
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It's just I used to be a linebacker in middle school.
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- We'll try to get you a linebacker, Tom.
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You gonna be a linebacker, huh?
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You gotta pick up the linebacker!
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A big Black linebacker for the Bears.
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To make matters worse, the safety and linebacker were basically the quarterbacks of the defense.
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There's a wall of linebackers closing in on him.
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That's why you're the best linebacker in the state, Kerry.
Compounds
An action when a defensive player quickly rushes the quarterback to tackle them or stop the play
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Linebacker comes from two simple words, line and back, so it literally names someone who 'backs' the defensive 'line'. A helpful image is a player standing just 'behind' the line to stop running plays or defend against passes, which is exactly what a linebacker does today.