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centreman

centreman noun: the player in the position of centre.

Noun

centreman (plural centremen)

  1. (Australian rules football) The player in the position of centre.
    • Before you have a chance to react, it's ricocheted from winger to centreman to net.2009 January 25, Sarah Barmak Special to the Star, “Worshipping a tiny, perfect, occasionally bloody game”, in Toronto Star

Forms of centreman

pluralcentremen
alternative formcenterman

Origin of centreman

From centre + man.

Questions about centreman

What does centreman mean?
Centreman means the player in the position of centre.
What part of speech is centreman?
Centreman is a noun.
What is the plural of centreman?
The plural of centreman is centremen.

Words near centreman in the dictionary

  1. centrelines
  2. Centrelink
  3. Centrelink time
  4. Centrella
  5. Centrellas
  6. centreman
  7. centremen
  8. centremost
  9. centrencephalic
  10. centrepiece
  11. centrepieces

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