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statheads

statheads is the plural of stathead.

Meaning of stathead

Noun

stathead (plural statheads)

  1. (slang) A person with a keen interest in statistics, particularly in sport.
    • Whether coincidence or not, this overlap was widely noted, and it is now standard practice for baseball teams to hire a flock of statheads and use their analyses to help make decisions on and off the field. […] But only recently have a few teams begun to hire a new breed of stathead to scrutinize...2008 May 4, Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt, “Hoop Data Dreams”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2021
    Synonyms:
    statto

Questions about statheads

What is statheads the plural of?
Statheads is the plural of stathead.

Words near statheads in the dictionary

  1. Statfold
  2. Statham
  3. Stathams
  4. stathe
  5. stathead
  6. statheads
  7. Statherian
  8. statherin
  9. Stathern
  10. stathes
  11. Stathis

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