"football player" meaning in All languages combined

See football player on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: football players [plural], football-player [alternative, rare]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} football player (plural football players)
  1. (Canada, US) One who plays gridiron football. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-football_player-en-noun-eSFOx7~3 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Athletes, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 17 20 19 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 14 17 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 14 17 15 2 Disambiguation of Athletes: 52 14 16 15 3 Disambiguation of People: 25 24 25 25 0
  2. (soccer, UK) One who plays association football, aka soccer. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-football_player-en-noun-TdPNEYbK Categories (other): British English, Football (soccer), People Disambiguation of People: 25 24 25 25 0 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  3. (American football, US) One who plays American football. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-football_player-en-noun-aUlsyZqS Categories (other): American English, Football (American), People Disambiguation of People: 25 24 25 25 0 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (Canadian football, Canada) One who plays Canadian football. Tags: Canada, Canadian
    Sense id: en-football_player-en-noun-0Fkewzo0 Categories (other): Canadian English, Canadian football, People Disambiguation of People: 25 24 25 25 0 Topics: ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (informal, figurative) A large, intimidating male. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-football_player-en-noun-HYVRK1Le
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (one who plays soccer): footballer, soccer player [Canada, US]
Disambiguation of 'one who plays soccer': 30 30 21 19 0

Inflected forms

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