natural dribbler
- noun
- Jargon
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driblador natural
- The coach praised him as a natural dribbler after his remarkable solo goal.
Examples
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Opponents find it hard to stop a true natural dribbler in full flow.
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Lionel Messi is a true natural dribbler.
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Even as a child, she was seen as a natural dribbler on the basketball court.
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Many scouts look for a natural dribbler in young players.
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Even as a child, she was seen as a natural dribbler on the basketball court.
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Opponents find it hard to stop a true natural dribbler in full flow.
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Many scouts look for a natural dribbler in young players.
Synonyms
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5.4
A person who is very good at something with little training
How Skillful
- Jargon
2
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'natural' (inborn, effortless) with 'dribbler' (one who dribbles): it straightforwardly denotes a player who dribbles with apparent ease. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows the two words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Natural dribbler shows the image of a player who seems born to 'dribble' the ball: natural means having the skill from birth and dribbler is someone who keeps the ball close while moving. So, it means a player who can dribble easily and without thinking.