playmaker
Americannoun
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an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score.
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Archaic. a playwright; dramatist.
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Last season, the pacier options of Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo fed striker Erling Haaland from out wide, with Rayan Cherki often preferred as the playmaker in an attacking midfield role.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Lionel Messi has been a soccer star for so long, Spain’s top playmaker Lamine Yamal appeared alongside the future World Cup foe as a 3-month-old baby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a rousing 4-1 win over Paraguay in the first game of the tournament, the 27-year-old playmaker reminded everyone why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Pochettino’s preferred formation uses a three-man back line but he has no one on the roster who can match Richards as the anchor, defensive organizer and playmaker during buildups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
When she had gone, the playmaker sat for a long while in meditation; and then smilingly he took up his pen.
From The Certain Hour by Cabell, James Branch
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