footballer

CEFRA2

/ˈfʊtbɔːlə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who plays football as a sport.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who plays association football.

Examples

  • The legendary footballer Diego Armando Maradona is from Argentina.

  • David Beckham is a good footballer.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who plays a form of football.

  2. One who plays Australian rules football.

  3. One who plays Gaelic football.

More examples

In context

  • It is footballers though, rather than commentators, presenters or pundits, who when interviewed have provided some of the best Colemanballs.

  • Footballer Tae Gordon named league MVP

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms.