backer-up
[ bak-er-uhp ]
noun,plural back·ers-up.
a supporter; backer; second.
Football. a linebacker.
Origin of backer-up
11920–25; back up + -er1
Words Nearby backer-up
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How to use backer-up in a sentence
He was rather a neat dribbler and good backer-up, but a little slow in tackling.
Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches | David Drummond BoneMr. George Smith was what I might honestly term a fair forward, not brilliant, but steady, and a good backer up.
Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches | David Drummond Bone
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