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playmaker

playmaker noun: a playwright.

Noun

playmaker (plural playmakers)

  1. (dated) A playwright.
  2. A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score.
    • It’s one of Foden’s curiosities that, 74 games into his City career, we still don’t really know what his best position will be. He is played as a wing-back and a deep-lying playmaker for England age-group sides.2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian

Forms of playmaker

pluralplaymakers

Plural of playmaker: playmakers

Origin of playmaker

From play + maker.

Questions about playmaker

What does playmaker mean?
Playmaker means a playwright.
What part of speech is playmaker?
Playmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of playmaker?
The plural of playmaker is playmakers.

Words near playmaker in the dictionary

  1. playlore
  2. playlot
  3. playlots
  4. playlunch
  5. playlunches
  6. playmaker
  7. playmakers
  8. playmaking
  9. Playmander
  10. Playmaster
  11. Playmasters

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