basketball player
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- noun
- /ˈbæskɪtˌbɔl ˈpleɪər/
- Most people agree that he is the greatest basketball player there ever was.
- professional basketball player
- college basketball player
- high school basketball player
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then you see basketball players, NBA players, and they're men.
- And then you see basketball players, NBA players, and they're men.
- He's he's such an amazing basketball player and we'll always remember him.
- They're becoming the tall friend who can only date basketball players and, you know, like pro sports guys.
- LeBron James is a great basketball player.
- People would rather not look like an idiot then become the greatest basketball player of all time.
- And Stephen A is more famous than most basketball players.
- But yes, somehow here I am, LeBron James, the greatest basketball player ever.
- The lab you have charts, the basketball player has game points, and so on.
Examples
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You have basketball players making $30 million a year decrying racism.
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Yeah, because I think more kids dream about being a star basketball player than they do.
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Why did he hate those basketball players so much?
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I wanna be a basketball player, Dad.
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In his last year as a basketball player, the Bulls are in the finals once again.
Fiction book (2001) -
When I grow up, my goal is to be the best women's basketball player in the world.
Fiction book (1995) -
Cal was the one who had fulfilled his father's dream of becoming a professional basketball player.
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Fans outside of the U.S. are pleased to see basketball players from their own countries competing in the world's premier league.
Academic text (2017) -
He's he's such an amazing basketball player and we'll always remember him.
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Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest basketball players to have ever played the game.
Synonyms
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A person who plays basketball professionally or at a high level
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A person who plays basketball, usually as a professional or skilled player
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A person who plays basketball
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A person who plays basketball for fun
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A person who plays basketball, especially in the early days of the sport
A person who plays basketball
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who plays basketball' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'basketball' (the sport) with 'player' (someone who plays). This is a regular noun+agent pattern common across languages and standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Basketball player comes from the simple image of a basket, a ball, and a player: someone who throws a ball into a basket in a game. So, basketball player means 'a person who plays basketball', often as part of a team or professionally.