blueliner

noun blue·lin·er \ ˈblü-ˌlī-nər \

Updated on: 8 Mar 2018

Definition of blueliner

: a defenseman in ice hockey

Recent Examples of blueliner from the Web

Brightening swipes of pigment bordered eyes at Dior, a notion echoed by makeup artist Isamaya French for H&M, lash lines etched in blue liner that took its cues from Japanese minimalism.

— calin van paris, Vogue, "8 Colorful Makeup Ideas Worth Stealing From the Fall 2018 Runway," 1 Mar. 2018
At the Toronto premiere of Unicorn Store, makeup artist Rachel Goodwin set off the actress and director's brown eyes with a chunky rim of iridescent mint blue liner.

— hannah morrill, Allure, "9 Metallic Makeup Looks You’ll Want to Try Now," 23 Feb. 2018
Against New Jersey, Methot played 24 shifts and returned to the penalty kill, a role which might be where the veteran blue liner does his best work.

— stephen hunt, star-telegram, "Methot’s return solidifies Dallas Stars on defense," 10 Jan. 2018
Four goals was coincidentally enough to lead blue liners before Friday as the trio of pace-setters included Brandon Montour, Mikhail Sergachev and Alex Pietrangelo — the most familiar of the three.

— ross mckeon, San Francisco Chronicle, "Sharks’ Brent Burns shooting more than ever, but no goals yet," 3 Nov. 2017
After a dozen games last season Burns had four goals on 69 shots on his way to leading all blue liners with 29 goals and all skaters with 320 shots.

— ross mckeon, San Francisco Chronicle, "Sharks’ Brent Burns shooting more than ever, but no goals yet," 3 Nov. 2017

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