cricketer
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a word derived from
cricket.
cricketnounany of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows field cricket or on trees and shrubs tree cricket.
Example Sentences
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Tanzid Hasan Tamim became the first Bangladesh cricketer to score a Test century in Australia as the visitors continued to dominate on day two in Darwin.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Former India all-rounder Parvez Rasool, Jammu and Kashmir's first international cricketer and Auqib's long-time captain, says one quality always stood out.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
His grandfather, Merv Wallace, was a cricketer and his father, Grant Fox, was a record-setting rugby player for New Zealand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Depending on the extent of his involvement, Stokes, perhaps the most high-profile cricketer in the country, could find himself playing at some intimate venues.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“But only on trial he stays. At the first sign of the cricketer friends, or if we come down with peculiar diseases—out he goes!”
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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