backcourtman

[bak-kawrt-muhn, -kohrt-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Basketball.

plural

backcourtmen

guard.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of backcourtman¹

First recorded in 1950–55; backcourt + man

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Example Sentences

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The true attitude of the smiling backcourtman, the beautiful dreamer of all the glorious press dispatches, came down to this: "I just wanted the season to be over."