Definition & Meaning | English word HUSKER

---

Definitions of HUSKER

1. One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).
2. (US, slang) A fan or supporter of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the sports teams of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

Examples of Using HUSKER in a Sentence

• The University of Nebraska–Lincoln cycled through several official mascots before settling on Herbie Husker.
• As a sophomore in 1981, Rozier first dazzled Husker fans with a 93-yard touchdown run against Kansas State.
• Two of his characters would eventually be officially adopted by their respective universities: Texas Tech's Raider Red and the University of Nebraska's Herbie Husker.
• The Husker "Blackshirts" defense included seven first-team All-Big Eight selections, four players (all on the defensive line) who would earn consensus All-America recognition during their careers and two Outland Trophy winners: tackle Larry Jacobson and middle guard Rich Glover.
• Husker sophomore defensive end Grant Wistrom had a breakout game, tallying four tackles for loss to lead the Blackshirt defense.
• He was the host of Tommie Frazier's X's and O's and of The Husker Express Radio Show with Tommie Frazier, which aired on ESPN 590 AM in Omaha, Nebraska.
• The Husker line paved the way for four 300-yard rushers and two rushers that went over 600 yards on the year (Kinney – 699 yards and Joe Orduna – 915 yards).
• A native of Wisner, Nebraska, LaNoue wore jersey #11 throughout his Cornhusker career, and was considered the fastest Cornhusker running back of his era, and several historians have made comparisons between him and Husker legend Johnny Rodgers because of his speed and deceptive moves on the field.
• When Nebraska walked out under the lights at Memorial Stadium, the Cornhuskers were still in the race for the Big 12 North title, but after the Oklahoma Sooners completed their first drive for a touchdown, intercepted Husker quarterback Joe Ganz's first pass and took it back for an 18-yard touchdown return, then tacked on three more scores, Nebraska's expectations for its bowl season had been lowered considerably.
• Prove It was a bay horse bred and raced by Rex Ellsworth and trained by Mish Tenney, he was sired by Endeavour, an Argentine-bred who also sired Corn Husker, Porterhouse and Pretense.
• Wilken also participated in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2007 with her song "Husker du" ("Do You Remember").
• 12 variants: Flat deck, 3-way bin door, ambulance, irrigation pump, electric generator, rice thresher, paddy husker, rice polisher, coffee huller, corn threshing, water purifier, shaved ice maker.

Page preparation took: 205.24 ms.