Term: linebacker: a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
Candidate hypernym: athlete: a person trained to compete in sports → 1
Candidate hypernym: vocal music: music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment → 0
Candidate hypernym: telegraph: apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) → 0
Candidate hypernym: bracer: a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports → 0
Candidate hypernym: reaction turbine: a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust → 0
Candidate hypernym: eparchy: a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church → 0
Candidate hypernym: intercourse: communication between individuals → 0
Candidate hypernym: stratum: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) → 0
Candidate hypernym: beaver: a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) → 0
Candidate hypernym: refugee: an exile who flees for safety → 0
Candidate hypernym: serrate leaf: a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex → 0