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onballer

onballer noun: any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.

Noun

onballer (plural onballers)

  1. (Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
    Synonyms:
    follower

Synonyms of onballer

Forms of onballer

pluralonballers

Origin of onballer

From on + ball + -er.

Questions about onballer

What does onballer mean?
Onballer means any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
What part of speech is onballer?
Onballer is a noun.
What is the plural of onballer?
The plural of onballer is onballers.

Words near onballer in the dictionary

  1. Onate
  2. Onates
  3. Onawa
  4. onaye
  5. onball
  6. onballer
  7. onballers
  8. onbeam
  9. onbeat
  10. onbeats
  11. onbeia

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