Tackler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tackler is a noun meaning (sports) A player who tackles another.
Meaning
(sports) A player who tackles another.
More Meanings
- (weaving, dated, British) A person who repairs weaving looms.
Example Sentences
The ball carrier can be with or without a football. For the “Head-On” tackle have the “Ball Carrier” stand right in front of the pit and face the tackler.
When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. "If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, they'd break every bone in my body."
Word Forms
- tacklers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tagger, tap-tackle, challenge, jackal, sacker, slide tackle.
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