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centre-forward

centre-forward is the alternative form of centre forward.

Meaning of centre forward

Noun

centre forward (plural centre forwards)

  1. (UK) The most central of the strikers; traditionally the player who makes the kick-off.

Forms of centre-forward

pluralcentre-forwards

Questions about centre-forward

What is centre-forward the alternative form of?
Centre-forward is the alternative form of centre forward.

Words near centre-forward in the dictionary

  1. centre-bit
  2. centre-bits
  3. centre-board
  4. centre-boards
  5. Centre-du-Québec
  6. centre-forward
  7. centre-forwards
  8. centre-half
  9. centre-halves
  10. centre-left
  11. centre-right

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centre-forward (page history and authors); centre forward (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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