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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes.
Serena will play the third-seeded Jankovic, the counterpuncher who looked vulnerable after digging too deeply into her physical reserves last season […].
Use counterpuncher when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counterpuncher means (tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes.
Common synonyms include defensive baseliner, retriever.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Serena will play the third-seeded Jankovic, the counterpuncher who looked vulnerable after digging too deeply into her physical reserves last season […].
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