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HOCKEY PLAYER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An athlete who plays hockey
Synonyms:
hockey player; ice-hockey player
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hockey player" is a kind of...):
athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)
participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hockey player"):
center ((ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team)
goalie; goalkeeper; goaltender; netkeeper; netminder (the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal)
wing (a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side)
Instance hyponyms:
Gretzky; Wayne Gretzky (high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961))
Gordie Howe; Gordon Howe; Howe (Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928))
Bobby Orr; Orr; Robert Orr (Canadian hockey player (born 1948))
