hoopster en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English hoop Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English hoopster From hoop + -ster.
Meanings
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(informal) A basketball player.
[…] for the new generation of hoopsters, hair is back.
2007 March 11, Alex Williams, “The Flow Isn’t Always in Their Plays”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoopsters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |