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puckhandler

puckhandler noun: a player skilled or involved in puck-handling.

Noun

puckhandler (plural puckhandlers)

  1. A player skilled or involved in puck-handling.
    • He was a great goaltender but a poor puckhandler.
    • Even the defencemen, most of whom are smart, mobile puckhandlers, pinch in more often.2009 April 7, Paul Hunter, “Devils aim to exorcise demons”, in Toronto Star

Forms of puckhandler

pluralpuckhandlers

Origin of puckhandler

From puck + handler.

Questions about puckhandler

What does puckhandler mean?
Puckhandler means a player skilled or involved in puck-handling.
What part of speech is puckhandler?
Puckhandler is a noun.
What is the plural of puckhandler?
The plural of puckhandler is puckhandlers.

Words near puckhandler in the dictionary

  1. Puckett
  2. Puckette
  3. Puckettes
  4. puckfist
  5. puckfists
  6. puckhandler
  7. puckhandlers
  8. puckhandling
  9. Puckian
  10. pucking
  11. puckish

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