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    GOLFER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who plays the game of golfplay

    Synonyms:

    golf player; golfer; linksman

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

    participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)

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

    driver (a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver)

    golf pro; professional golfer (someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf)

    hacker (someone who plays golf poorly)

    hooker (a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers))

    medal winner; medalist; medallist ((golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament)

    putter (a golfer who is putting)

    slicer (a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers))

    Instance hyponyms:

    Ben Hogan; Hogan; William Benjamin Hogan (United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997))

    Bobby Jones; Jones; Robert Tyre Jones (United States golfer (1902-1971))

    Jack Nicklaus; Jack William Nicklaus; Nicklaus (United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940))

    Greg Norman; Gregory John Norman; Norman (Australian golfer (born in 1955))

    Arnold Daniel Palmer; Arnold Palmer; Palmer (United States golfer (born in 1929))

    Gene Sarazen; Sarazen (United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999))

    Sam Snead; Samuel Jackson Snead; Snead (United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002))

    Lee Buck Trevino; Lee Trevino; Supermex; Trevino (United States golfer (born in 1939))

    Derivation:

    golf (play golf)

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