BASKETEER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basketeer mean? 

• BASKETEER (noun)
  The noun BASKETEER has 1 sense:

1. an athlete who plays basketball

  Familiarity information: BASKETEER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASKETEER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An athlete who plays basketball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

basketball player; basketeer; cager

Hypernyms ("basketeer" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basketeer"):

center ((basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team)

dribbler (a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it)

dunker (a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots)

forward (the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey)

guard (the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team)

Derivation:

basket (a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop)

basket (horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball)