playmaker

Etymology

play + maker

noun

  1. (dated) A playwright.
  2. (sports) A sportsman who leads attacks for his team and creates chances to score.
    It’s one of Foden’s curiosities that, 74 games into his City career, we still don’t really know what his best position will be. He is played as a wing-back and a deep-lying playmaker for England age-group sides. 7 August 2020, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian

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