scrummagernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈskrʌm.ɪ.dʒər/us/ˈskrʌm.ɪ.dʒɚ/in the sport of rugby, a player who takes part in a scrum (= a group of attacking players from each team who come together with their heads down and arms joined, and push against each other, trying to take control of the ball):
Our front-rowers are playing against the French and Welsh, who are outstanding scrummagers.
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- He's a magnificent scrummager, a real top-notcher in that department.
- Simon is one of the best second-row scrummagers in the Premiership.
- Once the Wallaby scrummagers gained the ascendancy, the game took on a different hue.
- Maybe he was not the greatest lineout jumper in the world or the best scrummager, but he was an outstanding leader of men.
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