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playmaker

/pley-mey-ker/US // ˈpleɪˌmeɪ kər //UK // (ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə) //

扮演者,播放器,扮演的人,戏剧演员

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Sports.

    • : an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score.
    • : Archaic. a playwright; dramatist.

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Examples

  • The Rams, who have playmakers on both offense and defense, gave up a haul to acquire the quarterback they wanted.

  • Murray is the lead ball-handler and playmaker, as well as an exceptional defender.

  • He should ponder how deadly he could be as a secondary playmaker sharing the court with two stars who have won seven of the past 11 scoring titles.

  • The Crimson Tide is loaded with playmakers on offense and may provide an even bigger challenge for Ohio State’s defense than Clemson did.

  • Kane has been dropping deeper and functioning more as a playmaker than an out-and-out striker, and he and Son look like the most dangerous duo in England, if not all of Europe.

  • They named Howe the smartest player, best passer and playmaker and best puck carrier.

  • Still, the side has undergone many changes and, crucially, is without its injured playmaker Michael Essien.

  • Watch out for playmaker Asamoah Gyan—everything Ghana does seems to go through him.

  • I am no playmaker, and, for pledging your healths, I love none of the four you drank to so well.

  • It is to require the story-teller and the playmaker to prove a thesis that common sense must reject.

  • It was the work of a playmaker rather than a poet, and the verse had none of the elevation of Godfreys or Rogerss.