leg-breaker
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g., a mafia, a loan shark).
American usage; Slang
noun
A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.
noun
A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.
Example Sentences
- "The thug was an acknowledged leg breaker, a shakedown artist, a peddler of violence."
- "For example, jobs described as meat wrapper or leg breaker would both be coded "butcher meat cutter.""
- "Arca performed a similar stunt with a high over-the-top-of-the-ball tackle on Andy Johnson, except he connected. It is what is called a leg-breaker."
- "Zoncolan is a fabled leg breaker of a 13.3km climb that is one of the toughest ascents ever included in a major stage race."
- "Armstrong is a leg-breaker, with eight fielders on the on-side. Probably he would do better if he bowled more at the wicket."
- "Noble joined Wood, and the pair changed the aspect of affairs, 45 being up before a leg breaker from McGiverin proved too good for Noble's defense."
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
leg break
leg-breaking
Frequently Paired Words
leg break
leg-breaking