footballer

footballer
/foot"baw'leuhr/, n.
1. a football player, esp. a member of a college or professional team.
2. Chiefly Brit. a soccer player.
[1875-80; FOOTBALL + -ER1]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • footballer — n. an athlete who plays football. Syn: football player. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • footballer — UK [ˈfʊtˌbɔːlə(r)] / US [ˈfʊtˌbɔlər] noun [countable] Word forms footballer : singular footballer plural footballers British someone who plays football, especially as their job …   English dictionary

  • Footballer — A footballer is a person who plays in various games known as football ndash; especially association football, although the term is also used to refer to participants in Australian rules football, Gaelic football and Rugby football in some regions …   Wikipedia

  • footballer — noun (BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, good, skilful, talented, top, top class ▪ famous ▪ keen …   Collocations dictionary

  • footballer — [[t]f ʊtbɔːlə(r)[/t]] footballers N COUNT A footballer is a person who plays football, especially as a profession. [BRIT] (in AM, use soccer player) …   English dictionary

  • footballer — football ► NOUN 1) any of a number of forms of team game involving kicking a ball, in particular (in the UK) soccer or (in the US) American football. 2) a large inflated ball used in such a game. DERIVATIVES footballer noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Footballer of the Year — may refer to: * African Footballer of the Year * Asian Footballer of the Year * European Footballer of the Year * FIFA World Player of the Year * FWA Footballer of the Year (English Footballer of the Year) * German Footballer of the Year *… …   Wikipedia

  • Footballer of the Year — geriausiasis metų futbolininkas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Spaudos organų arba sporto organizacijų kasmet renkamas geriausias žemyno futbolininkas. Europoje renkamas nuo 1956 m. Apdovanojamas garbingu „Auksinio kamuolio“ …   Sporto terminų žodynas

  • Footballer of the Year — geriausiasis metų futbolininkas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Tarptautinės futbolo asociacijų federacijos (FIFA) nuo 1991 m. kasmet renkamas geriausias pasaulio futbolininkas. Geriausio metų futbolininko vardą turėjo: 1991… …   Sporto terminų žodynas

  • footballer — noun see football …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”