Definitions for playmakerˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

play•mak•erˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər(n.)

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

    Category: Sport

Origin of playmaker:

1940–45,Amer.

play′mak`ing(n.)

Wiktionary

  1. playmaker(Noun)

    A playwright.

  2. playmaker(Noun)

    A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Playmaker(noun)

    a playwright


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