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

With Njoku and the rest of the Browns’ playmakers to worry about, Ransom, Richardson and even Scott should be looking to separate themselves within the committee. —Mike Kaye august 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025

His body of work can be summed up in just two words: energized playmaker. —Claude Smalls, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025

Instead, general manager Dan Morgan opted to give Young another playmaker — one who spent a day with Young at a workout facility in southern California during the offseason. —Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025

Losing Jennings for any significant time is going to severely impact the 49ers' offense, especially considering many of the offensive playmakers are also recovering from different ailments. —James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025

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