ball-carrier
[ bawl-kar-ee-er ]
nounFootball.
the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground.
Origin of ball-carrier
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby ball-carrier
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How to use ball-carrier in a sentence
The gun went off with a roar, and Jenkins hit Griffin like a tackler slamming into a ball carrier.
Castle of Terror | E.J. ListonThen ball-carrier remembered his parents and went back to them.
The Brown Fairy Book | Andrew LangThe kettle soon began to sing and bubble, and Ball Carrier was lifted in.
The Brown Fairy Book | Andrew LangAnd she pulled out ball-carrier, looking so lean and small that he would hardly have made a mouthful for a sparrow.
The Brown Fairy Book | Andrew LangBut with the first step ball-carrier changed himself into a wolf and for a long way kept ahead.
The Brown Fairy Book | Andrew Lang
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