football player

See also: football-player

English

a football player (American football)

Alternative forms

football-player (rare)

Noun

football player (plural football players)

(Canada, US) One who plays gridiron football.
(soccer, UK) One who plays association football, aka soccer.
(American football, US) One who plays American football.
(Canadian football, Canada) One who plays Canadian football.
A large intimidating male. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

(one who plays soccer): footballer, soccer player (US, Canada)

Translations

footballer — see footballer

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