basketballer
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈbæskɪtˌbɔlər/
:
jugador de baloncesto
- The talented basketballer scored the winning shot in the championship game.
- Caribbean basketballers
- female basketballers
- male basketballers
Examples
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Each of these acts serves to reinforce her view of herself and how others view her as a basketballer who is a member of a particular club.
Academic text (1995) -
But I do know those boys are some of the finest examples of basketballers in this country.
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For them, the organization of a wider network of regional basketballers would be all but impossible.
Academic text (1994) -
As a result, only a few individual West Indian basketballers can be expected to have success in breaking into basketball in the United States.
Academic text (1994) -
If it were possible, most Caribbean basketballers would like even more contact with the sport in the United States than is the case at present.
Academic text (1994) -
The limited intra-Caribbean competition that exists at present quite clearly brings out the best in basketballers.
Academic text (1994) -
Grassroots Caribbean basketballers are typically poor and poorly educated.
Academic text (1994) -
To date, local Caribbean leagues and teams have been unable to raise the funds they need, and everywhere basketballers complain about problems resulting from severe financial shortages.
Academic text (1994) -
In volunteer-run leagues throughout the region, literally thousands of women and men play, watch, administer, and coach the game, and Caribbean basketballers have high aspirations for the continued growth and development of their sport.
Academic text (1994) -
If integration is either harmful or irrelevant to the aspirations of regional basketballers for the sport's development, then limited acceptance of regionalization can be expected from them.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who takes part in a sport or game
70
1.0
A person who plays basketball for a team, often professionally
54
3.0
A person who plays baseball, often as a professional
4
8.0
A person who plays basketball professionally or at a high level
1
7.4
A person who plays basketball for fun
1
7.9
A person who plays basketball
1
8.4
A person who plays basketball
1
9.9
A person who plays basketball, especially in the early days of the sport
How Skilled
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2.5
1
7.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
basketballer = basketball (transparent) = basket + ball + er
The word is a straightforward agent noun meaning a person who plays basketball.
Etymology
Basketballer comes from the word basketball, which is made of basket and ball, and the ending -er which means 'a person who does something'. So a basketballer is a person who plays basketball, often a skilled or professional player.