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BALL CARRIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
Synonyms:
ball carrier; runner
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ball carrier" is a kind of...):
football player; footballer (an athlete who plays American football)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ball carrier"):
forward passer; passer ((football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass)
rusher ((football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball)
