footballer

[foot-baw-ler]

noun

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

2. Chiefly British.,  a soccer player.

Word History and Origins

Origin of footballer¹

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

Example Sentences

Having two legs of different lengths might be expected to cause an issue for someone training to become a professional footballer.

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Since coming out as gay in 2021, footballer Josh Cavallo has received daily death threats and abusive messages on social media.

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To be a black footballer is to play under constant scrutiny in Spain.

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In recent years, South East Asian countries have launched recruitment drives for naturalised players, hoping to emulate Indonesia's strategy of recruiting Dutch-born footballers from the Indonesian diaspora.

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Now 27, Plumptre is a cerebral young woman as well as a talented footballer.

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