galacticon.

Brit.

/ɡəˈlaktɪkəʊ/, U.S.

/ɡəˈlæktɪkoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish galáctico.

Etymology: < Spanish galáctico, specific use as noun of galáctico galactic adj.

A skilled and celebrated footballer, esp. one bought by a team for a very large fee; a football superstar. Also in extended use: a pre-eminent figure in any field, esp. sport. Frequently attributive.Originally, and later often, used (frequently with capital initial) with reference to particular players in the Real Madrid team.

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dribbler1868

goalkicker1871

goal kick1875

punter1887

place-kicker1890

sidestepper1891

place-kick1896

non-import1964

wantaway1993

water carrier1993

code-hopper1998

galactico2003

2003 Times 7 Apr. (Game Suppl.) 2 Real Madrid buy only one player a season: a great player, a galactico.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 July viii. 3/2 In 2000, Real Madrid made Figo the first of its imported Galacticos (so called because they are bigger than stars) when it paid Barcelona a world record transfer fee of $56 million.

2006 O. Clarke Oz Clarke's Bordeaux 176 Other Bordeaux superstars have employed ‘galactico’ architects to create jaw-dropping cellars.

2007 Mirror (Nexis) 16 June 74 Real have gone four years without a trophy, despite having some of the biggest names in the world as the Galacticos era turned into an expensive disaster.

2008 Hindu 29 Jan. 1 There are few things as draining as batting time,..and India's galacticos haven't the most reputable record at this fading craft.

2009 Daily Tel. 20 Jan. (Sport section) 4 City will this morning be nursing their wounds after the collapse of such a public attempt to sign one of world football's true galacticos.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	galactico
释义	galacticon. Brit. /ɡəˈlaktɪkəʊ/, U.S. /ɡəˈlæktɪkoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish galáctico. Etymology: < Spanish galáctico, specific use as noun of galáctico galactic adj. A skilled and celebrated footballer, esp. one bought by a team for a very large fee; a football superstar. Also in extended use: a pre-eminent figure in any field, esp. sport. Frequently attributive.Originally, and later often, used (frequently with capital initial) with reference to particular players in the Real Madrid team. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > player > types of dribbler1868 goalkicker1871 goal kick1875 punter1887 place-kicker1890 sidestepper1891 place-kick1896 non-import1964 wantaway1993 water carrier1993 code-hopper1998 galactico2003 2003 Times 7 Apr. (Game Suppl.) 2 Real Madrid buy only one player a season: a great player, a galactico. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 July viii. 3/2 In 2000, Real Madrid made Figo the first of its imported Galacticos (so called because they are bigger than stars) when it paid Barcelona a world record transfer fee of $56 million. 2006 O. Clarke Oz Clarke's Bordeaux 176 Other Bordeaux superstars have employed ‘galactico’ architects to create jaw-dropping cellars. 2007 Mirror (Nexis) 16 June 74 Real have gone four years without a trophy, despite having some of the biggest names in the world as the Galacticos era turned into an expensive disaster. 2008 Hindu 29 Jan. 1 There are few things as draining as batting time,..and India's galacticos haven't the most reputable record at this fading craft. 2009 Daily Tel. 20 Jan. (Sport section) 4 City will this morning be nursing their wounds after the collapse of such a public attempt to sign one of world football's true galacticos. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2003
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