footballer

American  

[foot-baw-ler] / ˈfʊtˌbɔ lər /

noun

1. a football player, especially a member of a college or professional team.

2. Chiefly British. a soccer player.

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Etymology

Origin of footballer

First recorded in 1875–80; football + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Prince of Wales has met young female footballers in Riyadh during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

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"There are 130,000 footballers that play professionally worldwide in the men's game," he said.

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A footballer's performances can be affected by the side they play for, their tactics, their team-mates.

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Former players turned pundits have a "duty of responsibility" to the new generation of footballers when commenting on their performances, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says.

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"And for him to have evolved the way that the game's evolved as well, it's huge credit to himself as a person, not just a footballer, but as a person."

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