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Definition of Cricketer
1. Noun. An athlete who plays cricket.
Specialized synonyms: Bowler, Fielder, Fieldsman, Wicket-keeper
Specialized synonyms: Hobbs, John Berry Hobbs, Sir Jack Hobbs, Hutton, Sir Leonard Hutton
Derivative terms: Cricket
Definition of Cricketer
1. n. One who plays at cricket.
Definition of Cricketer
1. Noun. A person who plays cricket. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cricketer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cricketer
Literary usage of Cricketer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Side-lights on English Society, Or Sketches from Life, Social & Satrical by Eustace Clare Grenville Murray (1881)
"At the close of the last of those amateur performances at the theatre the veteran
came before the curtain, dressed in the garb of a cricketer of fifty years ..."
2. The Mentor (1893)
"A cricketer AND CHESS-PLAYER. ENGLISH journals have noticed the remarkable ...
A writer in a Bromley paper describes his proficiency as a cricketer in the ..."
3. Through America: Or, Nine Months in the United States by Walter Gore Marshall (1881)
"... camp of tourists—The Mirror Lake—Curious rock formations—Reflections in the
lake—Breakfast at the hotel—An agile waiter—An Englishman and a cricketer. ..."
4. Oxford and Her Colleges: A View from the Radcliffe Library by Goldwin Smith (1893)
"... of a renowned cricketer in his paddings before an admiring crowd, to display
the fruit of his many years of assiduous practice in guarding his stumps. ..."
5. Reminiscences and Opinions of Sir Francis Hastings Doyle, 1813-1885 by Francis Hastings Charles Doyle (1887)
"The first University boat-race—Boat Lloyd's method with the Dons— My adventure
with a Duchess—Winchester cricketers—Lord Byron as a cricketer—Introduction ..."
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