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footballer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfʉtbɔləɻ/ (Northern-Ireland)
• /ˈfʊtboːlə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈfʉtbɔləɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
• /ˈfʊtbɔlɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfʊtbɑlɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈfɵtboːlə/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms.

Meanings

1. (New-Zealand, UK) One who plays a form of football. ▸ One who plays association football.
   • It is footballers though, rather than commentators, presenters or pundits, who when interviewed have provided some of the best Colemanballs. 2004, George Best, Scoring At Half-Time: Adventures On and Off the Pitch, →ISBN, page 259:
2. (Australia) One who plays a form of football. ▸ One who plays Australian rules football.
3. (Ireland) One who plays a form of football. ▸ One who plays Gaelic football.
4. (proscribed, rare) One who plays a form of football. ▸ One who plays American football.
   • Footballer Tae Gordon named league MVP 2016 December 15, cochraneeagle.ca:
   • EPL Archives - BJ Sports - Cricket & Football Prediction, Live Score 2026 June 15, Bj Sports Live:
5. Any fish in the kyphosid subfamily Microcanthinae.

Forms

Deriveds

American footballer · association footballer

Synonyms

football player (one who plays football) · soccer player (one who plays football)

Translations (103)

uz futbolchi (one who plays football) · nl voetbalster (one who plays football) · pt jogadora de futebol (one who plays football) · ga peileadóir (one who plays football) · nl voetbalspeler (one who plays football) · az futbolçu (one who plays football) · de Fussballerin (one who plays football) · an futbolista (one who plays football) · ja サッカー選手 (one who plays football) · de Fussballer (one who plays football) · sw mwanasoka (one who plays football) · et jalgpallur (one who plays football) · tt футболчы (one who plays football) · rue фотбалі́ста (one who plays football) · ro fotbalistă (one who plays football) · fo fótbóltsspælari (one who plays football) · he כַּדּוּרַגְלָן (one who plays football) · de Fußballerin (one who plays football) · wa fotbalisse (one who plays football) · hu futballjátékos (one who plays football) · is fótboltamaður (one who plays football) · pt futebolista (one who plays football) · ca futbolista (one who plays football) · fr footballeuse (one who plays football) · oc fotbolaire (one who plays football) · el ποδοσφαιρίστρια (one who plays football) · de Fußballspielerin (one who plays football) · pl piłkarka nożna (one who plays football) · nn fotballspelar (one who plays football) · be футбалі́ст (one who plays football) · pt jogador de futebol (one who plays football) · uk футболі́стка (one who plays football) · es balompedista (one who plays football) · nb fotballspeller (one who plays football) · lv futbolists (one who plays football) · fr footballeur (one who plays football) · cmn 足球員 /足球员 (one who plays football) · ru футболи́ст (one who plays football) · uk футболі́ст (one who plays football) · ky буттопчу (one who plays football) · sh nogometaš (one who plays football) · rue фотбалі́стка (one who plays football) · gl futbolista (one who plays football) · cs fotbalistka (one who plays football) · nb fotballspiller (one who plays football) · tk futbolçy (one who plays football) · ru футболи́стка (one who plays football) · yi פֿוסבאָליסט (one who plays football) · is knattspyrnumaður (one who plays football) · es futbolista (one who plays football) · cmn 足球選手 /足球选手 (one who plays football) · da fodboldspiller (one who plays football) · kk футболшы (one who plays football) · be футбалі́стка (one who plays football) · lt fùtbolininkas (one who plays football) · de Fussballspieler (one who plays football) · sl nogometášica (one who plays football) · nl voetballer (one who plays football) · sk futbalistka (one who plays football) · de Fußballer (one who plays football) · hu labdarúgó (one who plays football) · mk фудбалер (one who plays football) · bg футболи́ст (one who plays football) · el ποδοσφαιριστής (one who plays football) · hu labdarúgónő (one who plays football) · sv fotbollsspelare (one who plays football) · cy pêl-droedwraig (one who plays football) · ba футболсы (one who plays football) · cs fotbalista (one who plays football) · sh ногометаш (one who plays football) · eu futbolari (one who plays football) · it calciatrice (one who plays football) · hy ֆուտբոլիստ (one who plays football) · bg футболи́стка (one who plays football) · hu focista (one who plays football) · cmn 足球運動員 /足球运动员 (one who plays football) · fa فوتبالیست (one who plays football) · cy pêl-droediwr (one who plays football) · pl piłkarz (one who plays football) · de Fußballspieler (one who plays football) · sl nogometáš (one who plays football) · ro fotbalist (one who plays football) · ast futbolista (one who plays football) · sh ногометашица (one who plays football) · lt fùtbolininkė (one who plays football) · nl voetbalspeelster (one who plays football) · kaa futbolshı (one who plays football) · lv futboliste (one who plays football) · hu futballista (one who plays football) · tg футболбоз (one who plays football) · pl piłkarz nożny (one who plays football) · my ဘောလုံးသမား (one who plays football) · fi jalkapalloilija (one who plays football) · ko 축구 선수 (one who plays football) · wa fotbaleu (one who plays football) · tr futbolcu (one who plays football) · de Fussballspielerin (one who plays football) · ka ფეხბურთელი (one who plays football) · it calciatore (one who plays football) · mk фудбалерка (one who plays football) · oc fotbolaira (one who plays football) · sh nogometašica (one who plays football) · sk futbalista (one who plays football)