attackman
noun
at·tack·man
ə-ˈtak-ˌman 
: a player (as in lacrosse) assigned to an offensive zone or position
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Graduate student attackman Dylan Bauer curled the right post to help the Blue Jays regain their one-goal lead at 3-2 with 8:54 to go.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Both top scoring midfielder Luke Murphy and starting attackman Miles Halter missed the Bucknell game.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
Higgins, a 5-foot-10 attackman, continues to max out on his opportunity.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
But senior attackman Russell Melendez’s shot from the top of the right alley was swallowed up by graduate student goalkeeper Michael Gianforcaro’s stick with 1:14 to go, and North Carolina ran out the clock to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2021 and 8-0 at Homewood Field since 2006.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Both top scoring midfielder Luke Murphy and starting attackman Miles Halter missed the Bucknell game.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
Higgins, a 5-foot-10 attackman, continues to max out on his opportunity.
—Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2025
But senior attackman Russell Melendez’s shot from the top of the right alley was swallowed up by graduate student goalkeeper Michael Gianforcaro’s stick with 1:14 to go, and North Carolina ran out the clock to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2021 and 8-0 at Homewood Field since 2006.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Attackman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attackman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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