Synonyms for linebacker
ˈlaɪnˌbæk ərline·backer

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1. linebacker, line backernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   line backer

2. linebacker, line backernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   line backer

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1. List of paraphrases for "linebacker":

   athlete

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1. Jared Bednar:

   It’s hockey. It’s a physical sport, it would be like telling a linebacker in football, ‘Hey, you know, we’re almost in the playoffs so make sure you don’t hit anybody hard. You might hurt your shoulder.’.

2. Ohio State coach Ryan Day:

   Senior linebacker K’Vaughan Pope has been dismissed from the Ohio State football team. K’Vaughan will continue to have the use of programs that benefit our student-athletes, such as our Student-Athlete Support Service Office, and we will continue to support him with his progress toward graduation. He will remain on scholarship through the end of this semester.

3. Steve Spagnuolo:

   (Linebacker) Jessie Armstead teases me about this, but at one point during the week I said, ‘Look, it doesn’t matter whether we stop him from throwing it or not, let’s just make sure that we hit him,’ he told me this later, he said, ‘That doesn’t sound right.’ He said, ‘Coach, I’m not so sure that I was on board with that.’.

4. Saquon Barkley:

   I’ve never really seen anything like Saquon Barkley. Saquon Barkley’s really LT-like, to be honest, yahoo Sports is what Yahoo Sports is. Saquon Barkley’s insane. Every week, [ Parsons is ] one of those guys that, even if I ca n’t watch Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons game, I ’ll look and say, ‘ What is Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons doing ? ’.

5. Jamien Sherwood:

   I’m more than comfortable (playing linebacker), at the end of the day, I’m a football player. My versatility got me here. They can put me at defensive end, corner. I’m just going to go out there and make plays.