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How to pronounce “linebacker”
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Pronunciation guide for linebacker
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of linebacker with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Alex Smith: An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt
Blake was a linebacker who was a little nuts.
- Definition summary
- (American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce linebacker
Alex Smith: An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt

Blake was a linebacker who was a little nuts.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “linebacker”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
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