danger man

British

noun

a person, esp a member of a sports team, who is likely to inflict damage on opponents

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He bowled Harry Brook and Ben Stokes before tempting Zak Crawley down the wicket to be stumped by Alex Carey for 85, with Cummins accounting for danger man Joe Root on 39.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic will be a danger man, along with former Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic, now at AEK Athens.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

As for Switzerland, the danger man is Breel Embolo, who scored twice in the group stage and four times in his last five games for his country.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2022

According to Goodwin’s website, he is a "professional danger man" who has "put himself in the most extreme situations and dodged death each time."

From Fox News • Oct. 18, 2021

"You are," he added, "in the greatest danger man was ever in;" the council were calling for his ruin.

From Henry VIII. by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

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