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Lineman vs Linebacker - What's the difference?

lineman | linebacker |

In american football terms the difference between lineman and linebacker

is that lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage while linebacker is 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.

As nouns the difference between lineman and linebacker

is that lineman is a person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman while linebacker is 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.

lineman

English

Noun

(linemen)
  • a person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman
  • (American football) a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage

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    linebacker

    English

    Noun

    (en 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
    • The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.