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.
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Nearby words
- foot-poundal,
- foot-ton,
- footage,
- footbag,
- football,
- footbath,
- footboard,
- footboy,
- footbridge,
- footcare
Origin of footballer
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019