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TACKLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A football player who tackles the ball carrier
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tackler" is a kind of...):
football player; footballer (an athlete who plays American football)
Derivation:
tackle (seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball)