sacker

1. (baseball, softball, in combination) A baseman (player positioned at or near a base).Examples: "The ball crossed the base before he did, but it bounded between the third sacker’s feet, and score two was marked up for Hollis Creek, with nobody out!"; "1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, New York: Time Reading Program, 1966, “Batter Up!” p. 56, About forty years ago Pop was the third sacker for the old Sox when they got into their first World Series after twenty years."; "2009, John H. Ritter, New York: Philomel, Chapter 35, p. 226, Reinspired, he sprang from the dugout and ran out to second base so quickly, the Chicago second sacker, Cal McVey, was still walking in from shallow right field."in-compounds

2. (American football) A player who sacks (tackles the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass).Examples: "The loss of last year’s leading sacker, Kerry Hyder Jr., for the season with an Achilles injury is still problematic."