{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers","content":{"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader-20251006.png","description":"Interested in crafting the next big thriller or a spooky short story? Here are some tips to get started.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-book-lovers/","text":"Words All Book Lovers Should Add to Their Lingo Library"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/passenger-princess/","text":"Do You Have a \"Passenger Princess\" In Your Car?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/macro-vs-micro-economics/","text":"Macro vs. Micro: the Big (and Small) Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/cool-words","text":"15 Cool Words to Add to Your Vocabulary"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/white-tie-vs-black-tie/","text":"White Tie vs. Black Tie: Which Is More Formal?"}],"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}],"topicLabel":"Emoji IRL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Writing"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"-NCw4a0BnOI87qZntsKsz","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6735960-25","sentence":"Philadelphia appeared on its way to getting its key playmakers involved against the Broncos on Sunday.","source":{"sourceName":"Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-10-06T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-06T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/eagles-broncos-jalen-hurts-aj-brown-saquon-barkley-495af4a6","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Andrew Beaton","title":"The Stunning Collapse That’s Exposed the Cracks in the Philadelphia Eagles"},"offsets":[52,62]},{"id":"6735336-42","sentence":"Arizona plays hard but misses key playmakers such as James Conner.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-09T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-09T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2025-10-09/nfl-week-6-picks-score-predictions-against-spread","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Sam Farmer","title":"NFL Week 6 picks: Lions upset Chiefs; Buccaneers beat 49ers"},"offsets":[34,44]},{"id":"6734600-30","sentence":"After that match, he was seen mingling with his future team-mates, including England playmaker Palmer, in what appeared to be a moment of respect between peers.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-04T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-04T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cp8wx5p54plo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool: Estevao Willian 'is going to be special'"},"offsets":[85,94]},{"id":"6734444-24","sentence":"They also gave more opportunities to young players such as freshman linebacker Scott Taylor in a bid to identify new playmakers.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-03T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-03T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2025-10-03/ucla-football-vs-penn-state-what-to-watch","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Ben Bolch","title":"Will UCLA leave the Rose Bowl feeling blue? Five things to watch versus Penn State"},"offsets":[117,127]},{"id":"6734232-62","sentence":"Miami hasn’t been perfect, but the Dolphins have more playmakers and should be able to pick one up on the road.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-02T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-02T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2025-10-02/nfl-week-5-score-picks-predictions-odds","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Sam Farmer","title":"NFL Week 5 picks: Eagles stay unbeaten; Jaguars defeat Chiefs"},"offsets":[54,64]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"playmaker"},"requestId":"Kv0s-8gMJac-8b4jEZKd_","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"point guard","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"basketball position","slug":"point-guard","synonyms":[{"headword":"playmaker","slug":"playmaker"},{"headword":"point","slug":"point"},{"headword":"point man","slug":"point-man"},{"headword":"point player","slug":"point-player"}]},{"headword":"point man","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"someone in forefront","slug":"point-man","synonyms":[{"headword":"explorer","slug":"explorer"},{"headword":"guide","slug":"guide"},{"headword":"leader","slug":"leader"},{"headword":"pathfinder","slug":"pathfinder"},{"headword":"player","slug":"player"},{"headword":"playmaker","slug":"playmaker"},{"headword":"point","slug":"point"},{"headword":"scout","slug":"scout"},{"headword":"trailblazer","slug":"trailblazer"},{"headword":"trailbreaker","slug":"trailbreaker"}]}],"slug":"playmaker"},"meta":{"arg":"playmaker","requestId":"S_kqqc6x6kHxaCaHMMFKK","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:53:12Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"playmaker","standardForm":"playmaker"},"id":"6097f758000000036300cc17","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:53:12Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"playmaker","groups":["a","aa","e","k","l","m","p","r","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"rekamyalp","subwordTokens":["playmaker","laymaker","aymaker","ymaker","maker","aker","ker","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"point guard","id":"6097f758000000036300084e","slug":"point-guard"},"targetEntryId":"6097f7580000000363000853","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f758000000036300cc1c","ordinal":1,"shortText":"basketball position","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"point","id":"6097f7580000000363000304","slug":"point"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"point man","id":"6097f7580000000363000a03","slug":"point-man"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"point player","id":"6097f7580000000363000ba4","slug":"point-player"},"similarity":10}]},{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"point man","id":"6097f7580000000363000a03","slug":"point-man"},"targetEntryId":"6097f7580000000363000a08","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f758000000036300cc1c","ordinal":2,"shortText":"someone in forefront","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"explorer","id":"6097fbb500000003be004444","slug":"explorer"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"guide","id":"6097fbff000000010300523b","slug":"guide"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"leader","id":"6097f6c7000000030300dc09","slug":"leader"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"pathfinder","id":"6097f73a00000001eb0076a5","slug":"pathfinder"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"player","id":"6097f758000000036300c47b","slug":"player"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"point","id":"6097f7580000000363000304","slug":"point"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"scout","id":"6097f7b900000002f000ad36","slug":"scout"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"trailblazer","id":"6097f85100000002ef0003c7","slug":"trailblazer"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"trailbreaker","id":"6097f85100000002ef0003fa","slug":"trailbreaker"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f758bb1f88f7c11dc322","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680d1c00000003cb009601","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.flac","mpeg":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.mp3","ogg":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.ogg","wav":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.wav"},"id":"55680d1c00000003cb009602","ipa":{"text":"ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"pley-mey-ker","text":"pley-mey-ker"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"playmaker","source":"random-house","subType":"as-in","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"playmaker","requestId":"v4LCe6fOpxXoRC_T_sikx","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:54:20Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"playmaking","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"playmaking"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"playmaker","standardForm":"playmaker","syllabicForm":"play·mak·er"},"id":"55680d1c00000003cb0095fd","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:54:20Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"playmaker","groups":["a","aa","e","k","l","m","p","r","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"rekamyalp","subwordTokens":["playmaker","laymaker","aymaker","ymaker","maker","aker","ker","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680d1c00000003cb00961e","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1520–30; play + maker","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"play","id":"55680d1c00000003cb008ef4","slug":"play"}}],"id":"55680d1c00000003cb00960c","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Sports and Outdoor Gear","type":"category"},{"tag":"Sports","type":"category"}],"text":"an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score."},{"id":"55680d1c00000003cb009615","label":"Archaic.","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Slang and Taboo Speech","type":"category"},{"tag":"Literature","type":"category"}],"text":"a playwright; dramatist."}],"id":"55680d1c00000003cb009607","label":"Sports.","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun","tags":[{"tag":"Sports","type":"subject-category"}]}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680d1c00000003cb009601","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.flac","mpeg":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.mp3","ogg":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.ogg","wav":"P05/P0535900/P0535900.wav"},"id":"55680d1c00000003cb009602","ipa":{"text":"ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"pley-mey-ker","text":"pley-mey-ker"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"playmaker","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-10-18T11:21:18Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"playmaker","standardForm":"playmaker"},"id":"4cbc2dae900b575bc6d21848","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-10-18T11:21:18Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"playmaker","groups":["a","aa","e","k","l","m","p","r","y"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"rekamyalp","subwordTokens":["playmaker","laymaker","aymaker","ymaker","maker","aker","ker","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c784fc56ee7b5386a42cafb","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Recreation_and_Sport:General_Sports:General_Sporting_Terms","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"sport a player whose role is to create scoring opportunities for his or her team-mates"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə"}}]}],"slug":"playmaker","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"playmaker","requestId":"r5BZi9ZapdWlD1GByAqMh","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"playmaker","slug":"playmaker"},{"displayForm":"platemaker","slug":"platemaker"},{"displayForm":"haymaker","slug":"haymaker"},{"displayForm":"haymaker","slug":"haymaker"},{"displayForm":"lawmaker","slug":"lawmaker"},{"displayForm":"playmate","slug":"playmate"},{"displayForm":"playmate","slug":"playmate"},{"displayForm":"policymaker","slug":"policymaker"},{"displayForm":"peacemaker","slug":"peacemaker"},{"displayForm":"peacemaker","slug":"peacemaker"},{"displayForm":"playbroker","slug":"playbroker"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"playmaker","slug":"playmaker"},{"displayForm":"haymaker","slug":"haymaker"},{"displayForm":"lawmaker","slug":"lawmaker"},{"displayForm":"playmate","slug":"playmate"},{"displayForm":"peacemaker","slug":"peacemaker"},{"displayForm":"mapmaker","slug":"mapmaker"},{"displayForm":"pacemaker","slug":"pacemaker"},{"displayForm":"play area","slug":"play-area"},{"displayForm":"player","slug":"player"},{"displayForm":"playgoer","slug":"playgoer"},{"displayForm":"tea maker","slug":"tea-maker"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"playmaker"},"requestId":"AguNIVxgQtL_RurwG2fZg","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

playmaker

Example Sentences

Related Words