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# footballer

noun (a footballer, footballers)

«footballer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A footballer is a person who plays football, especially as a job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#m1)
2. In the UK and most countries, football means soccer; in the USA, Canada and parts of Australia, «football» can mean American, Canadian, Australian rules football or rugby league, so a footballer can play those games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In PE, sport and news; many children want to be footballers. Phrases: «professional footballer», «famous footballer», «young footballer».

### Examples

- My cousin wants to be a professional footballer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#x1)
- The footballer scored a header in the last minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#x2)
- The footballers ran onto the pitch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#x3)
- A footballer needs good fitness and teamwork. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#x4)
- She is the best footballer in our school team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#x5)
- Famous footballers visited the children's hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/#x6)

### Note

Mostly British/Irish/Australian word; Americans more often say «soccer player» or «football player». Plural «footballers».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «footballer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footballer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«footballer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/footballer.html) on Mova free.