footballer

[ foot-baw-ler ]

/ ˈfʊtˌbɔ lər /

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

Chiefly British. a soccer player.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1875–80; football + -er¹

The NFL teams will all be weighing up the impact of drafting the first openly gay pro-footballer.
Which Team Will Make History With Michael Sam Tonight?|Robert Silverman|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Stoney, who has 116 caps for England, is now the most high-profile active gay footballer in England.
England’s Women’s Soccer Captain Casey Stoney Comes Out|The Telegraph|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All-American Surprise, Ruined This Boise State footballer wins the game, and the girl.
Public Marriage Proposals Gone Wrong: The 13 Biggest Fails (VIDEO)|Anna Klassen|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The footballer insisted the sex was consensual and was cleared of rape—only to plead guilty to simple assault.
Forced to Cheer for Her Attacker|Jessica Bennett|September 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

He wasn't the first professional footballer she had dated," Barboni says, "but it is better that I don't comment on this.
Brazil's Soccer Star a Murderer?|Dom Phillips|July 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Bernard Monck swooped down with the action of a practised footballer and took the furry thing out of Tessa's hold.
The Lamp in the Desert|Ethel M. Dell
He immediately swerved into it like a footballer making a dodging run, then turned away again.
Letters from France|C. E. W. Bean
He felt like a confirmed Association footballer suddenly called upon to play in an International Rugby match.
A Man of Means|P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill
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 Australian|Valerie Desmond
Good cricketer and footballer, I mean, and all that sort of thing.
Mike|P. G. Wodehouse