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counterpuncher

counterpuncher noun: a player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes.

Noun

counterpuncher (plural counterpunchers)

  1. A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes
    • Serena will play the third-seeded Jankovic, the counterpuncher who looked vulnerable after digging too deeply into her physical reserves last season […].2008 January 21, Christopher Clarey, “Even in Singles, Williams Sisters Are Double Trouble”, in New York Times
  2. A boxer who commonly counterpunches.

Synonyms of counterpuncher

Forms of counterpuncher

pluralcounterpunchers

Origin of counterpuncher

From counterpunch + -er.

Questions about counterpuncher

What does counterpuncher mean?
Counterpuncher means a player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes.
What part of speech is counterpuncher?
Counterpuncher is a noun.
What is the plural of counterpuncher?
The plural of counterpuncher is counterpunchers.

Words near counterpuncher in the dictionary

  1. counterpull
  2. counterpulls
  3. counterpulsation
  4. counterpunch
  5. counterpunched
  6. counterpuncher
  7. counterpunchers
  8. counterpunches
  9. counterpunching
  10. counterpuncture
  11. counterpunctures

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