football player

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football player

noun football players · football-player

  1. Canada, US One who plays gridiron football.
  2. UK One who plays association football, aka soccer.
  3. US One who plays American football.
  4. Canada, Canadian One who plays Canadian football.
  5. figuratively, informal A large, intimidating male.

Similar: footballer, soccer player

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"football player." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/football%20player. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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football player. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/football%20player

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"football player." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/football%20player.

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@misc{football_player_2026,
  title = {football player},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/football%20player},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}