What does blocker mean?

Definitions for blocker
ˈblɒk ərblock·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blockernoun

    a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play

  2. blocker, blocking agentnoun

    a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process

Wiktionary

  1. blockernoun

    Agent noun of block; something that blocks something specific.

  2. blockernoun

    A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.

  3. blockernoun

    A piece of equipment a goalie uses on his hand in multiple forms of hockey.

ChatGPT

  1. blocker

    A blocker is any person, object, or situation that prevents progress, obstructs movement, or hinders the achievement of a goal. This term is widely used in various fields such as sports, medicine, technology, and business, often with slightly different specific meanings in each context. It typically involves stopping, slowing down, or interfering with a process or action.

Wikidata

  1. Blocker

    Blocker is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 31 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office opened April 26, 1905. The ZIP code is 74529. The community is said to have been named for a local coal dealer, Eads Blocker.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BLOCKER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blocker is ranked #3874 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Blocker surname appeared 9,149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Blocker.

    57.1% or 5,228 total occurrences were White.
    37.5% or 3,433 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 207 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 197 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 50 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.3% or 34 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for blocker »

  1. brockle

  2. reblock

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of blocker in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of blocker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of blocker in a Sentence

  1. Dwyane Wade:

    We knew (that by) having a great shot blocker (Whiteside), we could be a good defensive team, (Spoelstra) did a couple of tweaks in what we've been doing. And in this early part of the season, it's been working for us.

  2. Jonathan Bernier:

    Benn made a great play he was looking pass the whole way, but (Filip Hronek) took that away, so he had to shoot. I got my blocker on it, so I wasn’t sure it went in.

  3. Trendon Watford:

    Obviously, that’s a great defensive team with probably the best shot blocker in the league down there, i think we went in a little slump to where we couldn’t score and sort of let that affect our defense.

  4. Christen Kuikoua:

    Be careful with your words, for sometimes you are the true blocker of your own destiny. That is why silence is a hallmark of wisdom, allow discernment to guide your path.

  5. Robert Kloner:

    Entresto was shown to be better than enalapril (a standard angiostensin receptor blocker) for reducing these adverse outcomes.

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