defensive player

collocation in English

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defensive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈfen.sɪv/us
/dɪˈfen.sɪv/
used to protect someone or something ...
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player
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ər/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɚ/
someone who takes part in a game ...
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(Definition ofdefensiveandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefensive player

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She then turned in a competentdefensiveplayerand a solid hitter.
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A gooddefensiveplayer, his.981 career fielding average was 8 points higher than the league average over the span of his playing career.
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He is a brilliantdefensiveplayer, and can kick with great power with either foot.
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He redshirted in 2005 and earned the scout teamdefensiveplayerof the year award.
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He began his career as adefensiveplayer.
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Cover the bases to have every base covered by adefensiveplayer; (figurative meaning) to make sure to have everything or every aspect of a matter taken care of.
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As adefensiveplayer, he was without a peer.
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Thedefensiveplayermay or may not have an opportunity to retire the batter runner.
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Such a stance would naturally lead to adefensiveplayerwho only had strokes on the leg side and would be dull and ugly.
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He was voted the outstandingdefensiveplayerof the game.
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Pre-snap penalties on the defense do not require the play to be blown dead unless adefensiveplayerhas a clear path to the quarterback.
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Adefensiveplayercan recover and advance at any time of play.
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As a rightdefensiveplayerhe could not be passed by and faced world-renowned players to which he stopped from scoring.
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Bassler was an outstanding offensive anddefensiveplayer.
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He was thedefensiveplayerof the year, all conference and the schools all time assist leader.
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Because baseball shoes are spiked on the bottom, sliding with the spikes up increases the probability of injury to thedefensiveplayercovering the base.
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He became known as a gooddefensiveplayerand an excellent offense.
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He was the seventhdefensiveplayerto earn the award and second in the last 25 years as well as the first co-recipient.
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A charge is physical contact between an offensive player and adefensiveplayer.
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When an offensive player strings together a combo, thedefensiveplayermay initiate a combo breaker, thereby immediately going from defense to offense.
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