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

On the pitch, it benefits from new graphics, based on work with women's footballers in the motion capture studio, and a perhaps unlikely source: VAR.

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As a young kid I played since I was five years old, so I grew up being a football fan and I had the opportunity to be a footballer which is every kid's dream.

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Former England footballer Karen Carney has said she is "excited" and "honoured" to take on a Peaky Blinders-themed dance on Strictly Come Dancing.

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"I thought I was going to be a footballer, but it didn't work out," he says.

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In an episode titled 'Day in the life of a pro footballer', Manchester City and Norway striker Haaland, 25, speaks about his daily routine and enjoyment of cooking - and eating - tomahawk steaks.

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