nounˈfʊtˌbɔlərˈfo͝otˌbôlər
British A person who plays soccer; a soccer player.
his dream of becoming a professional footballer
Example sentencesExamples
- Footballers of all standards suffer from high levels of sport-related injury.
- Many footballers in England earned a wage that was not much greater than average adult male earnings in manufacturing.
- Beckham is without doubt the most successful footballer of the age, having parlayed into a fortune a talent to kick a dead ball.
- For years, young people have been inspired by celebrities like pop stars and footballers.
- She always thought that groin pain was a label used by pampered footballers to excuse them from their ludicrously overpaid day job.
- In the scene, one of the boys realizes his dream of being a great footballer.
- The group provides financial advice to footballers, an industry very much in a growth phase at present.
- A footballer, for example, might have described his last goal as "creative."
- When we praise one footballer for his brilliant run, we do not blame his unfortunate teammate who fumbled a pass.
- Watching her dance is like watching a footballer take a penalty.