footballer A2 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈfʊtbɔːləɹ/ UK /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ See IPA manual Freq #24646 Meanings 1 noun A person who plays football, especially soccer. Her dream is to become a professional footballer. 2 noun A person who plays American football. The footballer was named the most valuable player of the season. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who plays... football player 2 noun · a person who plays american... football player Word family Forms footballers Etymology AI details From football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms. *ped- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Sports & Fitness External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # footballer **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfʊtbɔːləɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ **Frequency rank:** 24646 ## Meanings 1. A person who plays football, especially soccer. 2. A person who plays American football. ## Examples - Her dream is to become a professional footballer. - The footballer was named the most valuable player of the season. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ped- ## Etymology From football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms. ## AI Etymology Footballer comes from football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms. In current use, the main senses are “A person who plays football, especially soccer” and “A person who plays American football”. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown