scrummager
noun [ C ] uk/ˈskrʌm.ɪ.dʒər/ us/ˈskrʌm.ɪ.dʒɚ/
(橄榄球比赛中)参与列阵争球的队员
in the sport of rugby, a player who takes part in a scrum (= a group of attacking players from each team who come together with their heads down and arms joined, and push against each other, trying to take control of the ball)
Our front-rowers are playing against the French and Welsh, who are outstanding scrummagers. 我们的前排球员对阵法国队和威尔士队,这两支队伍在列队争球方面都非常出色。
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- He's a magnificent scrummager, a real top-notcher in that department.
- Simon is one of the best second-row scrummagers in the Premiership.
- Once the Wallaby scrummagers gained the ascendancy, the game took on a different hue.
- Maybe he was not the greatest lineout jumper in the world or the best scrummager, but he was an outstanding leader of men.