playmaker

English

Etymology

play + maker

Noun

playmaker (plural playmakers)

  1. (dated) A playwright.
  2. (sports) A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score.
    • 2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian:
      It’s one of Foden’s curiosities that, 74 games into his City career, we still don’t really know what his best position will be. He is played as a wing-back and a deep-lying playmaker for England age-group sides.

See also

Italian

Noun

playmaker m (invariable)

  1. (basketball) point guard

Synonyms

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