tackler

noun

tack·​ler -k(ə)lə(r) 

plural -s

: one that tackles: such as

a

British : loomfixer

b

British : an attendant of a machine for making paper bags

c

: one that tackles an opponent in a sport (such as wrestling or football)

shook off half a dozen tacklers to crash over the goal line

—New York Times

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