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attackman

/əˈtækˌmæn/

Meanings
noun
A player in a position whose primary responsibility is offense.

Examples :

"The attackman on our lacrosse team scored three goals in the first quarter. "
sport position game

Related Words

Illustration three

three noun

/θɹiː/ /fɹiː/

The digit/figure 3.

"The number three is written with the digit three. "

Illustration primary

primary noun

/ˈpɹɒeməɹi/ /ˈpɹaɪməɹi/

A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

"The primary for the school board was held next Tuesday. "

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

Illustration lacrosse

lacrosse noun

/ləˈkɹɑs/ /ləˈkɹɒs/ /ləˈkɹɔs/

A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by achieving a higher score by scoring goals within the allotted time.

"My daughter enjoys playing lacrosse after school with her friends. "

Illustration position

position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

A place or location.

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

Illustration whose

whose pronoun

/huːz/

(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

"Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?"

Illustration player

player noun

/ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpleɪɚ/

One that plays

"My brother is a good player of the guitar. "

Illustration goals

goals noun

/ɡɔʊlz/ /ɡoʊlz/

A result that one is attempting to achieve.

"My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie."

Illustration first

first noun

/fɪrst/ /fɜːst/ /fɝst/

The person or thing in the first position.

"He was the first to complete the course."

Illustration offense

offense noun

/əˈfɛns/

The act of offending:

"His rude comments were a clear offense to his colleagues. "

Illustration scored

scored verb

/skɔrd/ /skoʊrd/

To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.

"The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it."

Illustration quarter

quarter noun

/ˈkoː.tɘ/ /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/

A fourth part of something.

"The pizza was cut into four quarters. "