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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball..
In fact the latter are likely to develop muscles of the kind and strength that may even be a handicap to the Nth degree basketballer.
For the basketballer on the court, it expresses itself in individual play: running, passing, defending, shooting for goal.
The most famous sportsman rumoured to come for a round here was basketballer Michael Jordan, who flew in just for the midnight golf experience.
Use basketballer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Basketballer means (informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball..
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In fact the latter are likely to develop muscles of the kind and strength that may even be a handicap to the Nth degree basketballer.
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