playmaker

[ pley-mey-ker ]

/ ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR playmaker ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Sports.

an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score.

Archaic. a playwright; dramatist.

Origin of playmaker

First recorded in 1520–30; play + maker

OTHER WORDS FROM playmaker

playmaking, noun

Words nearby playmaker

play it safe, playland, playlet, playlist, play-lunch, playmaker, playmate, play money, play musical chairs, play-off, play on

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Example sentences from the Web for playmaker

They named Howe the smartest player, best passer and playmaker and best puck carrier.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Watch out for playmaker Asamoah Gyan—everything Ghana does seems to go through him.
World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I am no playmaker, and, for pledging your healths, I love none of the four you drank to so well.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays (11 of 15)|W. Carew Hazlitt
It is to require the story-teller and the playmaker to prove a thesis that common sense must reject.
Materials and Methods of Fiction|Clayton Hamilton

It was the work of a playmaker rather than a poet, and the verse had none of the elevation of Godfreys or Rogerss.
A History of American Literature|Percy H. Boynton

British Dictionary definitions for playmaker

playmaker

/ (ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə) /

noun

sport a player whose role is to create scoring opportunities for his or her team-mates

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单词	playmaker
释义	playmaker [ pley-mey-ker ] / ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR playmaker ON THESAURUS.COM noun Sports. an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score. Archaic. a playwright; dramatist. Origin of playmaker First recorded in 1520–30; play + maker OTHER WORDS FROM playmaker playmaking, noun Words nearby playmaker play it safe, playland, playlet, playlist, play-lunch, playmaker, playmate, play money, play musical chairs, play-off, play on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for playmaker They named Howe the smartest player, best passer and playmaker and best puck carrier. Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse\|W.C. Heinz\|May 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Watch out for playmaker Asamoah Gyan—everything Ghana does seems to go through him. World Cup Primer\|Joshua Robinson\|June 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST I am no playmaker, and, for pledging your healths, I love none of the four you drank to so well. A Select Collection of Old English Plays (11 of 15)\|W. Carew Hazlitt It is to require the story-teller and the playmaker to prove a thesis that common sense must reject. Materials and Methods of Fiction\|Clayton Hamilton It was the work of a playmaker rather than a poet, and the verse had none of the elevation of Godfreys or Rogerss. A History of American Literature\|Percy H. Boynton British Dictionary definitions for playmaker playmaker / (ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə) / noun sport a player whose role is to create scoring opportunities for his or her team-mates Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to playmaker point, point man, explorer, guide, leader, player, scout, pathfinder, trailblazer
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playmaker

noun Sports.

Origin of playmaker

OTHER WORDS FROM playmaker

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Example sentences from the Web for playmaker

British Dictionary definitions for playmaker

noun

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