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playmaker

[play-may-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

As part of that, the club brought in exciting French winger Rayan Cherki, 22, while 35-year-old playmaker Kevin de Bruyne, who won 16 trophies in 10 years at the Etihad, left the club.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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 Real Madrid playmaker, who was once a teammate of Haaland’s at Dortmund, had already played a starring role to put England in this game in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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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