blueliner

noun

blue·lin·er | \ˈblü-ˌlī-nər

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Definition of blueliner

: a defenseman in ice hockey

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Yandle ranked seventh among blue liners with 48 assists. — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Panthers 'have it in our budget' to pursue high-end free agents this summer, Dale Tallon says," 30 Apr. 2018 Rather than applying blue all over your eyes, try a blue liner. — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, "Kim Kardashian West’s Makeup Artist on Drugstore Beauty and the Best Acne Treatment," 20 Apr. 2018 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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