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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In a game Boston’s All-Star scorer and playmaker sat with an injury, Pritchard came off the bench and put up 23 points and six assists on 10-of-20 shooting from the field.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
The Bruins could still use some more size and another playmaker before having next year’s roster locked in.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The Spain playmaker has scored in three consecutive Champions League games and his 21 goals overall in all competitions this campaign leads his team.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The playmakers for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Jeff Goldblum, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
The Bruins could still use some more size and another playmaker before having next year’s roster locked in.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The Spain playmaker has scored in three consecutive Champions League games and his 21 goals overall in all competitions this campaign leads his team.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The playmakers for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Jeff Goldblum, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Playmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmaker. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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