tackler
Stops the runner
A tackler is someone who tackles—whether bringing down a ball carrier in football or rugby, or taking on a difficult problem.
The word appears most often in sports contexts: He's one of the best tacklers in the league.
Outside athletics, anyone who confronts challenges directly might be called a tackler: She's a real tackler of bureaucratic red tape.
Freedom from harm
- cornerbackDefensive back covering receivers
- defensive endPass-rushing lineman position
- sackRough fabric bag
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
interception · fumble · hit · collision · block · coverage · pursuit · containment
One who fights by grabbing
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- clinchSettle beyond doubt
- pinPointed metal fastener
- holdMaintain in grasp
submission · grip · lock · counter · escape · overpower · control · engage
Player on the edge
- hookerSex worker, informally
- propSupport or stage item
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- scrumContested pack restart
ruck · maul · conversion · breakdown · turnover · ball carrier · side entry · wrap-up
Exerting strong pressure
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- hard-hittingUnsparing and direct
- physicalOf body or matter
- dominantHaving superior influence
relentless · punishing · intimidating · bruising · bone-crushing · ferocious · tenacious · uncompromising
One who finds solutions
- fixerOne who resolves issues
- troubleshooterOne who diagnoses problems
- handlerOne who manages something
- confronterOne who faces directly
addresser · undertaker · approach · persistence · determination · initiative · resourcefulness · resolution
safety
Freedom from harm
- cornerbackDefensive back covering receivers
- defensive endPass-rushing lineman position
- sackRough fabric bag
blitz · interception · fumble · hit · collision · block · coverage · pursuit · containment · scrimmage
grappler
One who fights by grabbing
hold · submission · grip · lock · counter · escape · overpower · control · engage · mat
flanker
Player on the edge
scrum · ruck · maul · conversion · breakdown · turnover · ball carrier · side entry · wrap-up
forceful
Exerting strong pressure
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- hard-hittingUnsparing and direct
- physicalOf body or matter
dominant · relentless · punishing · intimidating · bruising · bone-crushing · ferocious · tenacious · uncompromising · imposing
solver
One who finds solutions
- fixerOne who resolves issues
- troubleshooterOne who diagnoses problems
- handlerOne who manages something
confronter · addresser · undertaker · approach · persistence · determination · initiative · resourcefulness · resolution · systematically
tacklerball carrier
Player with the football
tackled · runner · ball handler · rusher · evader
tacklerball carrier
Player with the football
runner · scorer · rusher · ballhandler · attacker
- tackle boxFishing equipment organizer
- fishing tackleEquipment for catching fish
- defensive tackleInterior line position
- tackle boxesContainers for fishing equipment
- tackle footballFull-contact gridiron game
- slide tackleFeet-first ball dispossession
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