soccer

[ sok-er ]

/ ˈsɒk ər /

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noun

a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.

Words nearby soccer

soc, soc., soca, socage, socager, soccer, soccer mom, socceroos, soche, sochi, sociability

Origin of soccer

1890–95; (As)soc(iation football) + -er⁷

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Examples from the Web for soccer

Soccer in the rest of the world is what we know as basketball.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
United States goalkeeper Tim Howard on why soccer struggles in America and how he essentially chose his career over his wife.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Messi is a phenomenon of world sport, a 5-foot-7 soccer giant.
Is Soccer Great Lionel Messi Corrupt?|Jack Holmes|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were also “NASCAR moms” and “soccer moms,” other designations that tended to favor Republicans, as do married women today.
Dems Desperately Seeking the Gender Gap|Eleanor Clift|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ghanaian soccer player Michael Essien, who plays for AC Milan, has been the subject of what borders on fear mongering.
Europe’s Hidden Ebola Cases|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Are you fellows going to win that soccer game against Berkley?
The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge|Capwell Wyckoff
Among the team games suitable for girls are: field hockey, soccer, baseball played with a soft ball and basket-ball.
How Girls Can Help Their Country|Juliette Low
We had a "soccer" team, a "rugger" team, and a cricket eleven.
The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's)|Fred W. Ward
He saw the boys playing Rugger, Soccer, &c., and immediately ordered his car to stop.
John Brown|Captain R. W. Campbell
Charles was only a Soccer Blue (and a goal-keeper at that), and Eric won.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 22, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for soccer

soccer

/ (ˈsɒkə) /

noun

a game in which two teams of eleven players try to kick or head a ball into their opponent's goal, only the goalkeeper on either side being allowed to touch the ball with his hands and arms except in the case of throw-ins
(as modifier)a soccer player

Also called: Association Football

Word Origin for soccer

C19: from (as) soc. + -er

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