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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Players to watch include Inter Miami midfielder Telasco Segovia, midfielder Cristian Casseres, goalkeeper Jose Contreras, playmaker Wikelman Carmona, forward Jesus Ramirez.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Johnson, a 6-foot, 185-pound playmaker from Clinch County High School in Homerville, Georgia, adds versatility to the Gators’ class.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Klepov, a Michigan State commit, is a highly skilled playmaker who flashed his skill level in the USHL last year and led the OHL in scoring this year with 97 points in 67 games.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Zinedine Zidane, the great French playmaker, headbutted Marco Materazzi, a wily Italian defender who had made a passing remark about Zidane’s sister.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Johnson, a 6-foot, 185-pound playmaker from Clinch County High School in Homerville, Georgia, adds versatility to the Gators’ class.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Klepov, a Michigan State commit, is a highly skilled playmaker who flashed his skill level in the USHL last year and led the OHL in scoring this year with 97 points in 67 games.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Zinedine Zidane, the great French playmaker, headbutted Marco Materazzi, a wily Italian defender who had made a passing remark about Zidane’s sister.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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“Playmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playmaker. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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