footballer
One who plays a form of footballOne who plays a form of football.: One who plays association football.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Footballers make a lot of money.
Fußballspieler verdienen viel Geld. — Esperantostern
Футболисты много зарабатывают. — marafon
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5 sensesOne who plays a form of football.
(New Zealand, UK)One who plays association football.
an athlete who plays American football
(Australia)One who plays Australian rules football.
(Ireland)One who plays Gaelic football.
(proscribed, rare)One who plays American football.
Any fish in the kyphosid subfamily Microcanthinae.
Examples
65 sentencesFootballers make a lot of money.
ruФутболисты много зарабатывают. — marafon
deFußballspieler verdienen viel Geld. — Esperantostern
His little brother is a famous footballer.
Його молодший брат - відомий футболіст. — older
deSein kleiner Bruder ist ein berühmter Fußballspieler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Footballers earn a lot of money.
Футболісти заробляють багато грошей. — deniko
deFußballspieler verdienen viel Geld. — Esperantostern
He is a footballer.
Він футболіст. — deniko
deEr ist Fußballer. — Dejo
Tom's not a footballer.
Том не футболіст. — deniko
ruТом не футболист. — Ooneykcall
deTom ist kein Fußballer. — wolfgangth
Translations
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Origin
From football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes toFrom football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms.
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Forms
plural: footballers| Singular | footballer |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- an athlete who plays American football:football player
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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