cricketer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtɚ/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English cricket Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cricketer From cricket + -er.
Meanings
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A person who plays cricket.
Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.
2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times:Several cricketers came up to them and asked Pradeep about his effortless action mimicry and his promising chinaman bowling.
2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 103:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cricketers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
fielder · wicket-keeper · batsman · batter · batswoman · bowler
Synonyms
Translations (25)
sw mwanakriketi (person who plays cricket) · mr क्रिकेटपटू (person who plays cricket) · fr cricketeur (person who plays cricket) · de Kricketspieler (person who plays cricket) · io kriketisto (person who plays cricket) · af krieketspeler (person who plays cricket) · sv cricketspelare (person who plays cricket) · de Kricketspielerin (person who plays cricket) · nl cricketspeler (person who plays cricket) · hi क्रिकेटर (person who plays cricket) · fi kriketinpelaaja (person who plays cricket) · cmn 板球運動員 /板球运动员 (person who plays cricket) · sv kricketspelare (person who plays cricket) · ta மட்டைப்பந்து விளையாட்டாளர் (person who plays cricket) · nl cricketer (person who plays cricket) · ta மட்டைப்பந்து வீரர் (person who plays cricket) · fr joueur de cricket (person who plays cricket) · ko 크리켓 선수 (person who plays cricket) · mr क्रिकेटर (person who plays cricket) · es criquetista (person who plays cricket) · pl krykiecista (person who plays cricket) · ja クリケット選手 (person who plays cricket) · ru крикети́ст (person who plays cricket) · cy cricedwr (person who plays cricket) · cmn 板球手 (person who plays cricket)