footballer
[foo t-baw-ler]
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noun
a football player, especially a member of a college or professional team.
Chiefly British. a soccer player.
Origin of footballer
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Examples from the Web for footballer
Contemporary Examples of footballer
All-American Surprise, Ruined This Boise State footballer wins the game, and the girl.
The footballer insisted the sex was consensual and was cleared of rape—only to plead guilty to simple assault.
Historical Examples of footballer
Good cricketer and footballer, I mean, and all that sort of thing.
MikeP. G. Wodehouse
The English Cup is probably a bigger attraction to a footballer than any other.
Association FootballJohn Cameron
Why shouldn't a footballer look gallant and present trophies?
A Popular SchoolgirlAngela Brazil
Nearly every footballer knows that what I say is true, and still the thing grows.
'I Believe' and other essaysCyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
With the calves of a footballer and the upper limbs of a Sandow, she is a fearful and wonderful example of the female form divine.
The Awful AustralianValerie Desmond