playmaker
noun
play·mak·er
ˈplā-ˌmā-kər 
: a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)
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With players choosing their own celebration tracks, a 15,000 watt end zone speaker wall will hype big plays, and a new sideline reward is a bonus for the game’s biggest playmakers.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
The Manchester United playmaker is now a major doubt heading into the most overcrowded spell of the season.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The playmakers around Mestemaker include receivers Wyatt Young (63 catches, 1,209 yards, 10 TD), Cameron Dorner (50-845, 6 TD) and Miles Coleman (46-536, 2 TD).
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The slot cornerback has been an all-around playmaker for the Patriots with 21 punt returns for 363 yards and two touchdowns.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
The Manchester United playmaker is now a major doubt heading into the most overcrowded spell of the season.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The playmakers around Mestemaker include receivers Wyatt Young (63 catches, 1,209 yards, 10 TD), Cameron Dorner (50-845, 6 TD) and Miles Coleman (46-536, 2 TD).
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The slot cornerback has been an all-around playmaker for the Patriots with 21 punt returns for 363 yards and two touchdowns.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Playmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmaker. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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