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football player
:
NOUN
person
football player
,
footballer
an
athlete
who plays
American football
English
>
football player
: 1 sense
> noun 1, person
Meaning
An
athlete
who plays
American football
.
Synonym
footballer
Narrower
back
(football) a
person
who plays in the
backfield
ball carrier
,
runner
(football) the
player
who is
carrying
(and
trying
to advance) the
ball
on an offensive play
blocker
A
football player
whose
responsibility
is to block
players
attempting
to
stop
an offensive play
cornerback
A
defensive
football player
stationed
outside the
linebackers
football hero
A
football player
who has
achieved
a
reputation
/
reputation
for
success
kicker
A
player
who kicks the
football
linebacker
,
line backer
A
defensive
football player
who takes a position close behind the
linemen
lineman
One of the
players
on the
line of scrimmage
receiver
,
pass receiver
,
pass catcher
A
football player
who
catches
(or is supposed to
catch
) a
forward pass
tackler
A
football player
who
tackles
the
ball carrier
Broader
athlete
,
jock
A
person
trained
to
compete
in
sports
player
,
participant
A
person
who
participates
in or is
skilled
at some
game
/
game
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