cricketer

English

Etymology

From cricket +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtə/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

cricketer (plural cricketers)

1. A person who plays cricket.

   Synonym: cricketeer (dated)

   • 2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.

   • 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 103:

     Several cricketers came up to them and asked Pradeep about his effortless action mimicry and his promising chinaman bowling.

Translations

person who plays cricket

• Afrikaans: krieketspeler
• Dutch: cricketer (nl) m, cricketspeler (nl) m
• Finnish: kriketinpelaaja
• French: joueur de cricket m, cricketeur m (rare)
• German: Kricketspieler m, Kricket­spie­le­rin f
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Ido: kriketisto
• Polish: krykiecista m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: criquetista (es) m or f
• Swahili: mwanakriketi
• Swedish: cricketspelare c, kricketspelare c
• Welsh: cricedwr (cy) m

See also

• batsman, batswoman, batter
• bowler
• fielder
• wicket-keeper