leg-breaker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g., a mafia, a loan shark).
  2. A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.
  3. A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg.
  4. A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.
  5. A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.
  6. A leg break ball.

Pronunciation

en-au-leg-breaker.ogg

Word forms

leg-breaker leg-breakers leg breaker legbreaker

Related words

leg break leg-breaking
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