What does "soccer" mean?
Association football.
Soccer
/ˈsɑk.ɚ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Association football.
- Grammar: soccer is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: association football, acrobatics, athletics, bathing.
- Useful contrasts: American football, football, generic.
- Usage evidence: You will be able to play soccer.
How to use "soccer"
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Meaning check
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- Is there enough surrounding context to prevent ambiguity?
Source and review context
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Association football. Australia, Ireland, Philippines, US, uncountable
"The 'Varsity played Aston Villa and were beaten after a very exciting game; this was pre-eminently the most important "Socker" game played in Oxford this term."
- 2 a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal wordnet
Verb
- 1 To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
"The rule seems to have encouraged players to soccer the ball along the ground."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"You will be able to play soccer."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "soccer"?
Common synonyms include: association football, acrobatics, athletics, bathing, bingo, checkers.
How do you use "soccer" in a sentence?
You will be able to play soccer.
How do you pronounce "soccer"?
Pronounced /ˈsɑk.ɚ/.
Etymology
Originally British English; as an abbreviation for association football, via abbreviation assoc. + -er (suffix); earlier socker (1885), also socca (1889), with soccer attested 1888. Compare contemporary rugger, from rugby. Similarly constructed coinages from the same period include: brekker (“breakfast”), fresher (“freshman”) and footer (“football”). See Oxford -er.