cricketer

noun

cricketer

noun

US /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtɚ/ · UK /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtə/

Etymology From cricket + -er.

1

A person who plays cricket.

  • Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times:
  • Several cricketers came up to them and asked Pradeep about his effortless action mimicry and his promising chinaman bowling.2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 103:
Derived terms
French cricketer
Related terms
batsman, batswoman, batter, bowler, fielder, wicket-keeper

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