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backcourtman

American  
[bak-kawrt-muhn, -kohrt-] / ˈbækˌkɔrt mən, -ˌkoʊrt- /

noun

Basketball.
  • backcourtmen
    plural
  1. guard.


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Etymology

Origin of backcourtman

First recorded in 1950–55; backcourt + man


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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."

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