backliner

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backliner

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From backline + -er.

noun backliners

One who plays on the back line. Bourque can also play the physical game with the best of the NHL backliners. He is not afraid to use the body, and his play in the corners is often fearsome.

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"backliner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/backliner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"backliner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/backliner.

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@misc{backliner_2026,
  title = {backliner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backliner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}