Main Entry:

soc·cer

Pronunciation:

\ˈsä-kər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

by shortening & alteration from association football

Date:

1889

: a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms —called also association football