Playmaker
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A playwright. dated
- 2 a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score wordnet
- 3 A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From play + maker.
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