linebacker
English
editNoun
editlinebacker (plural linebackers)
- (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.
- The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.
Translations
editThe defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks
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Spanish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English linebacker.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlinebacker m (plural linebackers)
- (American football) linebacker
- Synonym: apoyador
Usage notes
editAccording to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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- Rhymes:Spanish/akeɾ
- Rhymes:Spanish/akeɾ/3 syllables
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