hockeyistn.
/ˈhɒkɪɪst/, U.S. /ˈhɑkiᵻst/, Canadian English /ˈhɒkiᵻst/ Canadian.
A person who plays ice hockey.
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hockeyist1895
puck-pusher1897
puck chaser1902
puckster1919
1895 Athletic Life Mar. 121 In his stead was elected..an enthusiastic hockeyist and vice-president of the Victoria club.
1902 Canadian Mag. Mar. 435 The Montreal and Winnipeg Clubs for some years were acknowledged to excel all other hockeyists in Canada.
1963 National Hockey Ann. 36/2 Shack..was actually a reluctant hockeyist and was thrust into the game by his father.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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