noun
- Players who play American football, especially on a high school or college team.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- The gridders practiced hard all week to prepare for Friday night's game.
- Our school's gridders won the state championship last season.
- The young gridders showed great teamwork on the field.
- College gridders often dream of playing in the NFL.
- The gridders huddled together to discuss the next play.