basketballer
basketballer noun: a basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
Noun
basketballer (plural basketballers)
- A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
- In fact the latter are likely to develop muscles of the kind and strength that may even be a handicap to the Nth degree basketballer.1967, Greyson Daughtrey, Methods in Physical Education and Health for Secondary Schools, page 73
- For the basketballer on the court, it expresses itself in individual play: running, passing, defending, shooting for goal.2000, Bob Mierisch, On the Level: Striving for Openness to Build Corporate Strength, page 72
Forms of basketballer
| plural | basketballers |
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Origin of basketballer
From basketball + -er.
Questions about basketballer
- What does basketballer mean?
- Basketballer means a basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
- What part of speech is basketballer?
- Basketballer is a noun.
- What is the plural of basketballer?
- The plural of basketballer is basketballers.
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