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Spielmacher

playmaker

noun o-BOH-e Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Usage Note

Spielmacher is the creative player who controls tempo and distributes the ball in team sports, equivalent to English 'playmaker'. In football it often refers to the number 10 position. The feminine form is Spielmacherin. Compound of Spiel (play) + Macher (maker).

Examples

"Als Spielmacherin dirigierte sie das Kombinationsspiel ihrer Mannschaft."

Natural Translation

As playmaker she directed her team's passing game.

Literal Translation

As play-maker directed she the combination-game of her team.

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