basketballer
noun
a basketball player.
basketballers
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pluralof basketballer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That was enough to give him victory over basketballers Patrick Whelan and Blake Bowman of the Leicester Riders.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022
Alcott said the clash of wheels in the second set was something wheelchair basketballers do if they’re nervous, just to “get contact.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2021
“It’s like when you go to America and ask to find cricketers. That’s how it is trying to find basketballers here.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2019
The Players' Awards Pro basketballers name their choices for MVP, best rookie, etc., in this star-studded ceremony in Las Vegas hosted by "SNL's" Jay Pharoah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2015
The poor, mangled bodies of plastic basketballers littered the carpeted ground: here, a ball palmed by a disembodied hand; there, two torsoless legs caught midjump.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
