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buzzer beater

buzzer beater is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of buzzer beater

pluralbuzzer beaters

Questions about buzzer beater

What is buzzer beater the alternative spelling of?
Buzzer beater is the alternative spelling of buzzer-beater.

Words near buzzer beater in the dictionary

  1. Buzzellis
  2. Buzzellite
  3. Buzzellites
  4. Buzzells
  5. buzzer
  6. buzzer beater
  7. buzzer beaters
  8. buzzer flag
  9. buzzer flags
  10. buzzer phone
  11. buzzer phones

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