footballer
noun
a football player, especially a member of a college or professional team.
footballers
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pluralof footballer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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So to have us exist to help and inspire people means that we are getting some incredible footballers.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Lauren Hemp has already achieved more than most footballers at the age of 26.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
He made his first visit to Tirana to watch England's footballers play Albania last year – but then found himself intrigued by all the signs for dentists.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The artwork depicting the Black Country-born footballers tucking into the local delicacy, also known as battered chips, resides on the side of the Classic Fryer chippy on Hagley Road, Quinton.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Even today, fine footballers and baseball players and runners and all other great sportsmen are much admired by the general public and advertisers use them to sell breakfast cereals.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
