hoopster
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- noun
- /ˈhuːpstər/
- Slang
- Despite overall youth, LCCC hoopsters have the lob down to a science.
Examples
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In the street basketball tournament, we saw some incredible talent from the local hoopsters.
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Do I look like a hoopster?
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Well, of course I'm a hoopster.
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His name is James Young, and he's the best prep hoopster in the entire state of Michigan.
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Are you a hoopster?
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The young hoopster impressed everyone with his slam dunks during the final game.
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As a dedicated hoopster, he spends every afternoon practicing his shooting skills at the local court.
Synonyms
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A person who plays basketball for a team, often professionally
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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 for fun
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A person who plays basketball, especially in the early days of the sport
A person who plays basketball
Surface Forms
Morphology
hoopster = hoop (transparent) = hoop + ster
Derived from 'hoop' (here understood as the basketball hoop) plus the agentive/slang suffix '-ster', yielding 'a person associated with hoops (basketball)'; the sense is a straightforward slang extension.
Etymology
The word hoopster comes from hoop and the ending -ster, which makes a word for a person, like in youngster. People also call basketball 'hoops', so a hoopster is a slang word for a basketball player.