line backer
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
Types & categories
- football player hypernym
Sense 2 noun
(American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
Types & categories
- back hypernym
Parts & wholes
- football team member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | football player |
| 2 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | football team |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | back |