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American footballer

American footballer noun: a player of American football.

Noun

American footballer (plural American footballers)

  1. A player of American football.
    • These, and almost everything else, acknowledged the new shoulder emphasis — but avoided the American-footballer padding used by some designers.1979 September 8, Mary Mac Goris, “A clear sharp line from Wolfangel”, in Irish Independent, volume 88, number 214, Dublin, →OCLC, page 9, column 6
    • She shakes her head as her American-footballer hunk of a fiancee Jason looks on adoringly from the other room.2010 November 14, Barry Egan, “Nadine Coyle: Insatiable of Derry”, in Life (Sunday Independent), Dublin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17, column 4

Examples of American footballer in a sentence

  • He could have been an American footballer.2020 January 24, Tim Spiers, James Pearce, “Even Jurgen Klopp says Adama Traore is ‘pretty much unplayable’ – but what is it actually like...
  • “American footballers have always impressed me too as to how good they are — it’s a mystery given the size of them,” he told People.2022 November 15, Christie D’Zurilla, “Len Goodman is retiring from ‘Dancing With the Stars’ to spend time with family”, in Los Angeles...

Forms of American footballer

pluralAmerican footballers

Origin of American footballer

From American football + -er.

Questions about American footballer

What does American footballer mean?
American footballer means a player of American football.
How do you use American footballer in a sentence?
He could have been an American footballer.
What part of speech is American footballer?
American footballer is a noun.
What is the plural of American footballer?
The plural of American footballer is American footballers.

Words near American footballer in the dictionary

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  6. American footballer
  7. American footballers
  8. American footballs
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