bodychecker

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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in hockey, lacrosse, etc., a player who checks an opponent by using body contact, especially one skilled at checking in this way.

Quotations

1957

Barrett [is] one of the circuit's best body-checkers. . . .

1964

Bob Baun [is] a punishing body-checker.