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playmaker

[play-may-ker] / ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər /
NOUN
point guard
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Fly-half Ruben Love, starting his third straight game with veteran Beauden Barrett again left out, converted fellow playmaker McKenzie's score to take his tally with the boot to 10 points.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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

Another option would be to deploy star playmaker Christian Pulisic in a more central role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The left winger, who can also play as a centre-forward or playmaker, is known for his dribbling skills.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

And presently the strong joy of creating kindled in him, and phrase flowed abreast with thought, and the playmaker wrote fluently and surely to an accompaniment of contented ejaculations.

From The Certain Hour by James Branch Cabell




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