blueliner

noun

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

Examples of blueliner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other blueliners on the Sharks roster right now are Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jan Rutta, Kyle Burroughs, Calen Addison, Thrun, who has a shoulder issue, and Okhotiuk. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024 The Ohio State defender was the first Black player to ever win the honor, and was the best offensive blueliner in the NCAA last year — helping the Buckeyes to the national championship game while scoring 24 goals and 24 assists. Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023 After picking forward after forward, the Coyotes need an elite puck-moving blueliner to help their transition and to distribute to those players. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2023 The team’s depth made the 29-year-old blueliner the odd man out last season. Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023 The Bruins are 25-3-0 when at least one of their blueliners has scored. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023 Hampus Lindholm was among the Boston blueliners who kept things locked down; here, lays a heavy hit on Florida's Sam Bennett. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023 Miro Heiskanen entered with a 10-game streak while Seattle blueliner Vince Dunn had a 12-game point streak. Peter Warren, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023 The 20-year-old German blueliner, taken No. 6 overall, was general manager Steve Yzerman’s first draft pick in 2019, then spent 2019-20 playing in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins before spending 2020-21 in Sweden with Rögle of the Swedish Hockey League. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2021

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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