playmaker

[ pley-mey-ker ]
/ ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər /
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noun Sports.

an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score.
Archaic. a playwright; dramatist.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of playmaker

First recorded in 1520–30; play + maker

OTHER WORDS FROM playmaker

play·mak·ing, noun

Words nearby playmaker

playing field, playing trick, playland, playlet, playlist, playmaker, playmate, playpen, playreader, playroom, playschool
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Words related to playmaker

point, explorer, guide, leader, player, scout, pathfinder, trailblazer

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British Dictionary definitions for playmaker

playmaker
/ (ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə) /

noun

sport a player whose role is to create scoring opportunities for his or her team-mates
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