"leg-breaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-leg-breaker.ogg Forms: leg-breakers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leg-breaker (plural leg-breakers)
  1. (chiefly US, slang) A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g., a mafia, a loan shark). Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-leg-breaker-en-noun-RQHDdVCY Disambiguation of People: 39 9 9 12 30 1 Categories (other): American English
  2. A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.
    Sense id: en-leg-breaker-en-noun-wcq0aj5n
  3. (soccer) A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg. Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Translations ((soccer) a tackle or other maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg): wejście skutkujące złamaniem nogi rywala [neuter] (Polish), próba odbioru piłki skutkująca złamaniem nogi rywala [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-leg-breaker-en-noun-H7XsAPRc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 11 9 38 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 13 7 39 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 13 9 39 35 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports Disambiguation of "(soccer) a tackle or other maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg": 6 4 72 3 8 7
  4. (cycling) A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-leg-breaker-en-noun-L3oBofy6 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (cricket) A cricketer who bowls leg breaks. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-leg-breaker-en-noun-y4Dz7H-F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 11 9 38 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 3 12 8 45 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 13 7 39 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 13 9 39 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 4 15 10 33 23 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  6. (cricket) A leg break ball. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-leg-breaker-en-noun-7TnvJ2xR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 11 9 38 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 13 7 39 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 13 9 39 35 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leg breaker, legbreaker Related terms: leg break, leg-breaking

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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