midfielder

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midfielder

noun midfielders

  1. A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence. The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder wa

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Closest in meaning: midfield, player, half, demi, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, front man, trequartista, middle infielder, sweeper, midstager, libero, player-manager, supplier, utility player, striker

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noun player

Españolmediocampista, centrocampista
한국어미드필더 mideupildeo
日本語ミッドフィールダー middofīrudā
中文中場 /中场 zhōngchǎng
Portuguêsmeia, médio, meio-campista
Françaismilieu de terrain
DeutschMittelfeldspieler
Italianocentrocampista
Românămijlocaș
Русскийполузащи́тник poluzaščítnik, хавбе́к xavbɛ́k
Tiếng Việttiền vệ

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"midfielder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/midfielder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{midfielder_2026,
  title = {midfielder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/midfielder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}