Placekicker is an English word with synonyms like kicker. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Placekicker meaning
A player who takes a placekick
Synonyms of Placekicker
Using Placekicker
- The main meaning on this page is: A player who takes a placekick
- Useful related words include: place-kicker, kicker.
- In the example corpus, placekicker often appears in combinations such as: best placekicker, placekicker in.
Context around Placekicker
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Placekicker
- In this selection, "placekicker" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, best, senior, junior, aiden, massimo and mason stand out and add context to how "placekicker" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include citation overtaking placekicker kevin butler and first year placekicker ricardo casas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "placekicker" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with placekicker
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hoover placekicker Will Reichard was in for Saturday’s scrimmage. (10 words)
Lennard’s only score came on senior placekicker Aiden Gibbons’ field goal. (12 words)
The Lou Groza Award is given annually to the best placekicker in college football. (14 words)
Kicker Robbie Gould became the Bears' all-time scoring leader in Week 5 of 2015 season citation overtaking placekicker Kevin Butler who previously held the club record for scoring the most points in his ten-year Bear career. (38 words)
Andre Szmyt, picked as the best placekicker in the nation last season, converted a 45-yard field goal, his only attempt of the game, and made every extra point. (29 words)
The Chants defeated the Ragin' Cajuns, 30-27, back on Oct. 14 on the road thanks to a last-second field goal from junior placekicker Massimo Biscardi. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
Lennard’s only score came on senior placekicker Aiden Gibbons’ field goal.
The Chants defeated the Ragin' Cajuns, 30-27, back on Oct. 14 on the road thanks to a last-second field goal from junior placekicker Massimo Biscardi.
The Green Bay Packers have signed longtime placekicker Mason Crosby to a three-year contract extension.
Andre Szmyt, picked as the best placekicker in the nation last season, converted a 45-yard field goal, his only attempt of the game, and made every extra point.
It was a strong display from the tenured placekicker, who twice handed the Cardinals a lead.
Hoover placekicker Will Reichard was in for Saturday’s scrimmage.
That was not to be the case Friday night as first-year placekicker Ricardo Casas, a junior, was perfect with the game-tying extra point.
The Lou Groza Award is given annually to the best placekicker in college football.
According to Len Dawson, placekicker Jan Stenerud and punter Jerrel Wilson were the best kickers in football.
Kicker Robbie Gould became the Bears' all-time scoring leader in Week 5 of 2015 season citation overtaking placekicker Kevin Butler who previously held the club record for scoring the most points in his ten-year Bear career.
Common combinations with placekicker
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- best placekicker 2×
- placekicker in 2×