blueliner

noun

blue·​lin·​er ˈblü-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce blueliner (audio)
: a defenseman in ice hockey

Examples of blueliner in a Sentence

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Fellow blueliner Seth Jones has been out the past 23 games. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are big, strong defenseman — one a lefty, one a righty — who fit the profile of playoff-ready blueliners. Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Columbus traded the righty blueliner to the Wild for Daemon Hunt and four draft picks, including a 2025 first-round pick. Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 Does that work start at the trade deadline, spending assets to add blueliners that have some term, or does more of that heavy lifting occur in the offseason via trades or free agency? Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026 The additions of the two blueliners make seven on the Hawks roster. Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 For definitive proof, just take a look at the Minnesota Wild’s season statistics, which show that Tuesday’s home game versus Chicago was the sixth in a row played without the services of veteran blueliners Zach Bogosian and Jonas Brodin. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blueliner was in 1974

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“Blueliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blueliner. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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