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netter

netter

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A player who stays at the front of the court to hit quick volleys
  • noun
  • /ˈnɛtər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : jugador de red

Examples

  • (341) Netters says:

    Blog text (9)

  • Already the fish were getting few because every creek down in the Islands was crawling with plume hunters and gator skinners, never mind the sports off those big yachts in winter and gill netters all summer and moonshiners the whole damn year round.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • In doubles matches, the best netters position themselves strategically to intercept volleys.

  • During the tournament, the netter delivered impressive quick reactions, winning several critical points near the net.

  • The coach emphasized the importance of training for netters to enhance their volleying skills.

Surface Forms

netter singular
netters plural

Morphology

netter = net (transparent) = net + er

The word is formed regularly from 'net' + '-er' to mean a person associated with the net in sport.

Etymology

Netter in sport also comes from net + -er; imagine a player who stays close to the net like someone who 'catches' or intercepts things. That's why a netter is a player who controls the area near the net with quick volleys and interceptions.