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Definition of Tackler
1. Noun. A football player who tackles the ball carrier.
Definition of Tackler
1. Noun. A footballer who tackles another. ¹
2. Noun. (weaving) (dated British) A person who repairs weaving looms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tackler
1. one that tackles [n -S] - See also: tackles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tackler
Literary usage of Tackler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Football for Public and Player by Herbert Reed (1913)
"In such cases the tackler brings the runner down any way he can. If he can get
even one hand on the back there is a chance that there will be just enough of ..."
2. The Book of Athletics by Paul Withington (1914)
"A tackler should remember that, as a rule, a hard tackle hurts the opponent more
than ... On the other hand, if the tackler shows signs of fear, or weakens, ..."
3. Football for Player and Spectator: By Fielding H. Yost . . by Fielding Harris Yost (1905)
"In delivering the stiff arm the runner should always aim to conceal his intention
as far as possible from the tackler, avoiding the habit of carrying the ..."
4. Athletics and Football by Montague Shearman (1887)
"Every forward must also be a good tackler, a remark which can equally be said
... A poor tackler is almost useless anywhere, but luckily it is an art which ..."
5. American Football by Charles Dudley Daly (1921)
"However, if the situation is such that the tackler cannot get low or will ...
A good tackler is built with his hands and arms ready to extend in front of ..."
6. Inside Football by Frank W. Cavanaugh (1919)
"The deception of tricky feet is the better reliance, for a tackler with power
... Only against half-hearted tackling does it avail, after the tackler has ..."
7. Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards (1916)
""Percy Wendell used to bowl over the tackler by running very low. ... This means
that when a tackler comes with such force that a straight arm is not ..."
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