plural sackers
1
American football
: a player who sacks the quarterback (see sack entry 2 sense 3)
Richard Dent, Chicago's sacker, lines up at right defensive end.—
Paul Zimmerman
Paul Zimmerman2
baseball, informal
: a player positioned at a specified base
The local citizenry is very excited about the acquisition of first sacker [=first baseman] Jack Clark from the Yankees …—Steve Wulf
Steve Wulf… can rely on the league's most effective double-play combination, second sacker Jose Lind and shortstop Greg Gagne …—Paul Ladewski
Paul Ladewski3
: one who bags items (as at a grocery store)
… with a smile and a hustle … he has managed to become probably the most revered grocery sacker around.—Bob Secter
Bob Secter
plural sackers
: one who sacks a town, city, etc.
… as arrogant and coldhearted a sacker of cities as history or mythology provides …—Curt Suplee
Curt Suplee… His Majesty Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the sacker of Jerusalem, the scourge of the Jews, the villain of the Book of Kings and Psalms …—David Plotz
David PlotzExamples of sacker in a Sentence
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Edge rusher The Bucs’ leading sackers last season were defensive tackles Calijah Kancey and Vita Vea, who had 7.5 and 7, respectively.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Mayfield was good out of structure, particularly in avoiding pressure and shaking off would-be sackers.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The Raiders ran for over 100 yards anyway. Linebackers: F
Khalil Mack, the NFL’s leading sacker, had six the last time these two met.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Like Chandler Jones, sacker of quarterbacks.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2021
Who was the second sacker?
—Tom Noie, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2020
The next leading sacker is Sheldon Richardson with 2.5.
—Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
Richardson is the Browns' second-leading sacker with 3.5, meaning Garrett hasn’t really had anyone to take the double-teaming and chipping off him.
—cleveland, 17 Nov. 2020
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Now, Miami will presumably get to pair Chubb up with Chop Robinson, who emerged as a disruptive sacker in 2024.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Edge rusher The Bucs’ leading sackers last season were defensive tackles Calijah Kancey and Vita Vea, who had 7.5 and 7, respectively.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Mayfield was good out of structure, particularly in avoiding pressure and shaking off would-be sackers.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The Raiders ran for over 100 yards anyway. Linebackers: F
Khalil Mack, the NFL’s leading sacker, had six the last time these two met.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Like Chandler Jones, sacker of quarterbacks.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2021
Who was the second sacker?
—Tom Noie, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2020
The next leading sacker is Sheldon Richardson with 2.5.
—Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
Richardson is the Browns' second-leading sacker with 3.5, meaning Garrett hasn’t really had anyone to take the double-teaming and chipping off him.
—cleveland, 17 Nov. 2020
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“Sacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacker. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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