English Dictionary

leg-breaker

noun

(chiefly US, slang) A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization. / A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.

He was known as a notorious leg-breaker in the criminal underworld.

意味（1）

(chiefly US, slang) A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization.

The thug was an acknowledged leg breaker, a shakedown artist, a peddler of violence.

意味（2）

A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.

For example, jobs described as meat wrapper or leg breaker would both be coded butcher meat cutter.

意味（3）

(soccer) A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg.

Arca performed a similar stunt with a high over-the-top-of-the-ball tackle on Andy Johnson, except he connected. It is what is called a leg-breaker.

意味（4）

(cycling) A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.

Zoncolan is a fabled leg breaker of a 13.3km climb that is one of the toughest ascents ever included in a major stage race.

意味（5）

(cricket) A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.

Armstrong is a leg-breaker, with eight fielders on the on-side. Probably he would do better if he bowled more at the wicket.

意味（6）

(cricket) A leg break ball.

Noble joined Wood, and the pair changed the aspect of affairs, 45 being up before a leg breaker from McGiverin proved too good for Noble's defense.