playmaker

noun

play·​mak·​er ˈplā-ˌmā-kər 

: a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)

playmaking

ˈplā-ˌmā-kiŋ 

noun or adjective

Examples of playmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

None of the top offensive playmakers saw action in the preseason. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

New England traded a 2028 first-round pick to Philadelphia in the deal for Brown to give Maye a top playmaker. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Unlike a year ago, both teams come in with a game under their belts, so the offenses with plentiful playmakers should operate more crisply. — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

But, other than the fact that Kalieb Osborne is a superior athlete at the QB position and the team is well-equipped with playmakers, there wasn’t much to glean from a performance that lacked any sort of challenge. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for playmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker