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backliner

noun

Etymology

From backline + -er.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-✻
  4. inherited from *līną✻
  5. inherited from *līnǭ✻
  6. inherited from *līnā✻
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as backline — “back + line”
  10. suffixed as backliner — “backline + er”

Definitions

  1. One who plays on the back line.

    • Bourque can also play the physical game with the best of the NHL backliners. He is not afraid to use the body, and his play in the corners is often fearsome.

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