单词 | place-kicker |
释义 | place-kickern. Chiefly Rugby and American Football. A player who specializes in taking place-kicks. Cf. goalkicker n. 2, kicker n. Additions. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > player > types of dribbler1868 goalkicker1871 goal kick1875 punter1887 place-kicker1890 sidestepper1891 place-kick1896 non-import1964 wantaway1993 water carrier1993 code-hopper1998 galactico2003 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Oct. 1/3 A try, from which the champion place-kicker..gained a goal. 1961 Dallas Morning News 10 Oct. ii. 1/1 Ask coach Darrell Royal what position he plays and you'll get the quick response, ‘place-kicker’. 1978 Rugby World Apr. 28/2 As a place-kicker, he is remarkably similar to Phil Bennett. 1992 Rugby World & Post Mar. 56/1 The silence afforded the placekickers was, as usual on this ground, total. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890 |
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