playmaker

UK: /ˈpleɪmeɪkə^r/ US: (plā′mā′kər)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

play•mak•er  (plā′mā′kər), n. [Sports.]

1. Sport an offensive player, as in basketball or ice hockey, who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score.
2. Literature [Archaic.] a playwright;
   dramatist.

• play + maker 1520–30

play′mak′ing, n. 

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playmaker / ˈpleɪˌmeɪkə/ noun

1. a player whose role is to create scoring opportunities for his or her team-mates