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playmaker

[pley-mey-ker] / ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər /
NOUN
point guard
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It is certainly short of Scotland playmaker Finn Russell, who, as Bath's marquee player, is on the league's most lucrative package, worth about £1m a year.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Although Arsenal won the Premier League last season, knee and shoulder problems stopped their Norwegian playmaker from reaching his very top level.

From BBC Aug. 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

The biggest upside is that Pochettino can now afford to wait for his star playmaker, Christian Pulisic, to be fully fit again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

When she had gone, the playmaker sat for a long while in meditation; and then smilingly he took up his pen.

From The Certain Hour by James Branch Cabell




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