leg-breaker

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.