tackler

Noun

Meaning

(sports) A player who tackles another.

(weaving, dated, Britain) A person who repairs weaving looms.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

I was a naturally aggressive left-back, a cut-throat tackler. Gordon Ramsay

And when Kapp did take off and run, instead of sliding when he was about to be tackled like most quarterbacks, he lowered his shoulder and went right at the tackler. Source: Internet

After eluding one tackler, he was upended just before he reached the goal line, throwing his hands up in mock frustration after being stopped at the 1-yard line. Source: Internet

Lombardi once said, “Pound for pound, Willie was the best tackler in the game.” Source: Internet

Gell-Mann is a Nobel-class tackler of problems, but for him the existence of God is not one of them." Source: Internet

Elijah Binakonsky is the team’s leading tackler with 67. He also has three sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Source: Internet

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