playmaker
noun
play·mak·er
ˈplā-ˌmā-kər 
: a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)
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Madrid need strengthening in various areas, particularly more cover in defence and a replacement for Kroos as midfield playmaker.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Both promises are capable of playing as false 9’s or on the left wing, and are simultaneously talked up as playmakers.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The Panthers drafted Mitchell Evans in the fifth round and just paid Tommy Tremble to work with second-year playmaker Ja’Tavion Sanders.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
Those left the Chiefs without two of their presumptive best playmakers (receivers Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown) most of last season and rendered left tackle a portal of chaos.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Both promises are capable of playing as false 9’s or on the left wing, and are simultaneously talked up as playmakers.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The Panthers drafted Mitchell Evans in the fifth round and just paid Tommy Tremble to work with second-year playmaker Ja’Tavion Sanders.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2025
Those left the Chiefs without two of their presumptive best playmakers (receivers Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown) most of last season and rendered left tackle a portal of chaos.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
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“Playmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmaker. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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