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back player

American  
[bak play-er] / ˈbæk ˈpleɪ ər /

noun

back players plural
  1. Sports. a player whose role involves being in the back or defensive part of a field or court.


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Kiké Hernández has looked like a brand-new player over much of the last month.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

He said he can get a brand-new player competently playing pickleball in just over an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Miller said Chubb has taken the leap to a whole new level, declaring his teammate “will definitely be a brand-new player this season.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2019

I wanted one brand-new player from around the world to join all the legends that were on that record.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2017

Obviously a brand-new player like Apple could write the future as it saw it, but the rest of us didn’t have such a blank sheet to start from.”

From The Guardian • May 28, 2015

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