circle runner

English

Noun

circle runner (plural circle runners)

(handball) A player who plays along the six-meter line with his/her back facing the opponent's goal, and tries to get in between the defenders to create space so that a teammate can get in. The circle runner can also receive a pass and try to score.
Synonym: pivot

Translations

Translations

Danish: stregspiller (da)
Finnish: viivapelaaja
French: pivot (fr) m or f
German: Kreisläufer (de) m, Kreisläuferin f, Kreisspieler m, Kreisspielerin f, Kreismitte m
Italian: pivot (it) m or f
Macedonian: пикер (piker), пивот (pivot)
Norwegian: strekspiller, linjespiller
Polish: obrotowy (pl) m
Portuguese: pivô (pt) m or f
Russian: линейный (ru) (linejnyj)
Spanish: pivote (es) m or f
Swedish: mittsexa

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