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单词 foot-faulter
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foot-faultern.

Brit. /ˈfʊtfɔːltə/, /ˈfʊtfɒltə/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌfɔltər/, /ˈfʊtˌfɑltər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: foot-fault v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < foot-fault v. + -er suffix1. Compare earlier foot fault n.
Sport.
A person who commits a foot fault or foot faults.
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1893 Pastime 13 Sept. 163/1 A cricketer at Brighton, after watching a notorious foot-faulter serve through a [lawn tennis] match, said he felt inclined to ‘no ball’ him very often.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 9 Feb. 12/2 The ruling..that players who..lift the left foot before throwing up the ball, or while doing it, and then do the same with the right foot before the ball leaves the racket, are foot-faulters.
1995 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Nov. 44 Our fearless foot-faulter Jeff Wells winds up for a blistering serve.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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