noun
- a football player who specializes in kicking field goals and extra points
Usage: American football
Examples
- The placekicker made a 45-yard field goal to win the game.
- Our team’s placekicker has been very reliable this season.
- The coach brought in a new placekicker for the playoffs.
- She became the first female placekicker in the league’s history.
- The placekicker missed the extra point after the touchdown.
- He practiced his placekicking technique every day after school.