Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for placekicker. Search instead for placekickers.

placekicker

American  
[plays-kik-er] / ˈpleɪsˌkɪk ər /

noun

  1. a football player who specializes in place kicks.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Harrison Butker, the placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, went viral after he delivered a commencement address to a Catholic liberal arts school.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2024

Sophomore placekicker Grady Gross added a pair of field goals on UW’s next two possessions to gradually extend the lead.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2024

Then came the glory years, when placekicker Mark Moseley and quarterback Joe Theismann won MVP honors back-to-back in 1982 and 1983.

From Washington Times Nov. 16, 2023

Rookie Jake Moody, who succeeded Robbie Gould as placekicker for the 49ers, made all three of his field-goal attempts against the Steelers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

Erik was the placekicker, but Antoine Thomas, in addition to everything else, did the punting.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training