attackman
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Definition of attackman
: a player (as in lacrosse) assigned to an offensive zone or position
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Last season, attackmen Matt Rambo and Colin Heacock, defenseman Tim Muller and short-stick defensive midfielder Isaiah Davis-Allen were the ones in leadership positions. — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, "Maryland men’s lacrosse players look to 'old' Dan Morris, Tim Rotanz for guidance," 12 May 2018 Sophomore Jack Sheppard is the first defender all season to hold in check All-County attackman and Player of the Year candidate Jeremy Wilson, who led the county in points last spring and is doing so again this year for Centennial. — Tim Schwartz, Howard County Times, "McKenna scores six goals to lead River Hill boys lacrosse past Centennial," 26 Apr. 2018 With LaPlaca, junior attackman Max Groen (23 G, 11 A) and Wuesthoff expected to return to the fold, the offense would appear to be a strength for the Seahawks, who went 5-3 when scoring at least 10 goals. — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, "Review & preview: St. Mary’s men’s lacrosse," 13 June 2018 The Salisbury men's lacrosse team was thought to be crippled by the graduation of three starting attackmen that combined for 198 goals and 112 assists last spring. — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, "‘Rat attack’ for Salisbury men’s lacrosse taking aim at the national championship," 26 May 2018 Inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2010, Ford was an All-America attackman at Gilman and North Carolina and was named the Best Attackman after helping the United States to the 1990 World Cup championship. — Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com, "2018 All-Metro girls lacrosse Coach of the Year: Mac Ford, Notre Dame Prep," 3 July 2018 Playing with a young Patriots team, the standout attackman tallied 48 goals and 23 assists to help lead American Heritage to a 17-3 season. — Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Broward boys lacrosse player of the year: Ryan Marek, American Heritage senior," 20 June 2018 But the most startling development was from sophomore attackman Ethan Christensen, who built on a 14-goal, 17-assist season in 2017 with a 46-goal, 35-assist effort in 2018. — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, "Review & preview: Stevenson men’s lacrosse," 21 June 2018 Sophomore attackman Jonathan Park, a first-year player, scored eight goals against the Golden Bears and six versus Patuxent. — Brent Kennedy, Howard County Times, "Howard County JV spring athletes earn their stripes," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attackman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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