line backer

English Thesaurus

1. (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage (noun.act)

hypernym	:	back,
definition	:	(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage (noun.act)

member meronym	:	eleven, football team,
definition	:	a team that plays football (noun.group)

2. a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen (noun.person)

hypernym	:	football player, footballer,
definition	:	an athlete who plays American football (noun.person)