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placekicker

n. (''in several forms of football'') A player who takes a placekick

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placekicker

n. (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal [syn: place-kicker]

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Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter as well.

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As he did, the leg he had been kneeling on flashed forward and kicked the knife like a placekicker going for an extra point.