"linebacker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: linebackers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} linebacker (plural linebackers)
  1. (American football) 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. Categories (topical): Football (American) Translations (The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks): rerelínia [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), tukimies (Finnish), linebacker [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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