hoopster

noun

hoop·​ster ˈhüp-stər How to pronounce hoopster (audio)
: a basketball player

Examples of hoopster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hall-Scriven is the latest hoopster to return to the Last Frontier to play for one of the two University of Alaska Division II programs. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022 That hinges on her signing of a high school hoopster perceived as a generational talent. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2022 In this crowd-pleasing underdog sports story, Sandler plays a pro basketball scout who yearns to be a coach and sees his ticket to the big time in a talented Spanish hoopster (Juancho Hernangómez) with a troublesome past. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 The story has been out for years about the time the late pop superstar took over the hoopster’s pad out in California and lent his own eccentric vibe to the place. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for hoopster 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hoopster was circa 1934

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Cite this Entry

“Hoopster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoopster. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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