Meanings
nounblueliner (plural blueliners)
plural blueliners
- hobbiesA defenceman
On Saturday, hard-luck blueliner Mike Van Ryn was blasted into the end boards by Montreal forward Max Pacioretty and isn't expected to be available for a week or perhaps longer with a lower body injury.
2009 February 9, Damien Cox, “Leafs struggle to patch up blue line”, in Toronto Star
Origin
From blue + liner, after blue line in hockey.
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APA
blueliner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueliner
MLA
“blueliner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueliner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blueliner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blueliner.
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