tackler

tackler: tackle ► NOUN 1) the equipment required for a task or sport. 2) a mechanism consisting of ropes, pulley blocks, and hooks for lifting heavy objects. 3) the running rigging and pulleys used to work a boat's sails. 4) (in sport) an act of tackling an opponent. 5) Brit. vulgar slang a man's genitals.

► VERB 1) make determined efforts to deal with (a difficult task). 2) initiate discussion with (someone) about a sensitive issue. 3) (in soccer, hockey, rugby, etc.) intercept (an opponent in possession of the ball).

DERIVATIVES tackler noun.

ORIGIN probably from Low German takel, from taken 'lay hold of' .

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tackler — ou tacler [takle] v. intr. ÉTYM. 1954, tackler; tacler, 1966, in Höfler; de tackle, tacle. ❖ ♦ Anglic. Sports. Faire un tacle, au football. || « (…) tacler, c est, vous savez, se jeter, prendre le ballon dans les pieds d un attaquant »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tackler — A tackler is a who repairs defective weaving looms in textile factories in the north of England.Distinguish from Takla Makan, a desert in Chinese Central Asia. (obviously) … Wikipedia
tackler — noun see tackle II … New Collegiate Dictionary
tackler — See tackle. * * * … Universalium
tackler — noun a) A footballer who tackles another b) A person who repairs weaving looms … Wiktionary
tackler — n. one who tackles; one who seizes an opposing player and wrestles him to the ground (Football) … English contemporary dictionary
tackler — tack·ler … English syllables
tackler — v. Tacler … Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires
tackler — noun a football player who tackles the ball carrier • Derivationally related forms: ↑tackle • Hypernyms: ↑football player, ↑footballer … Useful english dictionary
tackle — tackler, n. /tak euhl/ or, for 2 4, /tay keuhl/, n., v., tackled, tackling. n. 1. equipment, apparatus, or gear, esp. for fishing: fishing tackle. 2. a mechanism or apparatus, as a rope and block or a combination of ropes and blocks, for hoisting … Universalium

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