footballer

Definitions of footballer
  1. noun
    an athlete who plays American football
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    arrière
    (football) a person who plays in the backfield
    botteur
    a player who kicks the football
    joueur de la mélée
    one of the players on the line of scrimmage
    receveur
    a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
    centre, milieu
    (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
    gardien
    the person who plays that position on a football team
    parieur
    (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground
    type of:
    athlète
    a person trained to compete in sports
    joueur, participant
    a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
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