leg-breaker

noun6

1. •
   (US, slang) A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g., a mafia, a loan shark).

   • The thug was an acknowledged leg breaker, a shakedown artist, a peddler of violence. — 1974
2. •
   A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg.

   • Arca performed a similar stunt with a high over-the-top-of-the-ball tackle on Andy Johnson, except he connected. It is what is called a leg-breaker. — 2008
3. •
   A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.

   • Zoncolan is a fabled leg breaker of a 13.3km climb that is one of the toughest ascents ever included in a major stage race. — 2003
4. •
   A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.

   • Armstrong is a leg-breaker, with eight fielders on the on-side. Probably he would do better if he bowled more at the wicket. — 1905
5. •
   A leg break ball.

   • Noble joined Wood, and the pair changed the aspect of affairs, 45 being up before a leg breaker from McGiverin proved too good for Noble's defense. — 1894
6. •
   A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.

   • For example, jobs described as meat wrapper or leg breaker would both be coded "butcher meat cutter." — 2000