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buzzer-beaters

buzzer-beaters is the plural of buzzer-beater.

Meaning of buzzer-beater

Noun

buzzer-beater (plural buzzer-beaters)

  1. (idiomatic) A shot that wins (or in some usage, ties) a game at the last possible moment.
    • The Knicks immediately went 7-0 upon Lin's insertion in the lineup. He dropped 38 against the Lakers and beat Toronto with a buzzer-beater.2013, Pete Birle, On the Hardwood: New York Knicks, MVP Books, →ISBN, page 40

Questions about buzzer-beaters

What is buzzer-beaters the plural of?
Buzzer-beaters is the plural of buzzer-beater.

Words near buzzer-beaters in the dictionary

  1. buzzer flag
  2. buzzer flags
  3. buzzer phone
  4. buzzer phones
  5. buzzer-beater
  6. buzzer-beaters
  7. buzzerphone
  8. buzzerphones
  9. buzzers
  10. buzzes
  11. buzzes about

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