Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middle guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: mid-dle -guard
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A defensive player positioned in the middle of the pitch, opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles; the nose guard.

noun

The guard.

noun

One between the new guard and the old guard.

Example Sentences

"It allows the middle guard of the defense to roam, and with the combined efforts of his teammates he will emerge your leading tackler game in and out."
"The middle guard faced off consistently against the offensive center, with one or occasionally both hands in the dirt. On running plays, he bore the traditional run-stuffing responsibilities."
"Hollywood's oldest restaurant and the darling of the old guard (Jack Nicholson has his namesake booth), the middle guard (Quentin Tarantino used it as a location in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood), and the new guard (it has become a destination for Netflix execs and producers)."

Etymology

First sense first attested in 1871.

Origin

First known use: first attested in 1871

Inflected Forms

middle guards (plural)

Synonyms

nose guard nose tackle

Questions

What does middle guard mean?: A defensive player positioned in the middle of the pitch, opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles; the nose guard.
Where does middle guard come from?: First known use: first attested in 1871.

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