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Noun: basketball player
  1. An athlete who plays basketball
    "The seven-foot-tall basketball player dominated the game with his height advantage";
    - basketeer, cager, hoopster [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: basketball players

Type of: athlete, jock [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Basketball player