line backer

1. 1.

   a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen

   Synonymslinebacker

   Broaderfootball player
2. 2.

   (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage

   Synonymslinebacker

   Broaderback

   Part offootball team

Questions about line backer

What does line backer mean?

line backer means "a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for line backer?

Close synonyms include linebacker, linebacker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is line backer a common word?

line backer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.