Barclaysman

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noun

A footballer who played in the Premier League in approximately the 2000s and is seen as representative of the era or as beloved despite a lack of success and/or skill.

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Meanings

nounBarclaysman (plural Barclaysmen)

plural Barclaysmen

  1. UKball gamesA footballer who played in the Premier League in approximately the 2000s and is seen as representative of the era or as beloved despite a lack of success and/or skill.

    In fact, if the footballers were too good, they are not Barclaysmen at all. Paul Scholes is not a Barclaysman. Neither is Thierry Henry. But James Beattie? Barclaysman. Yakubu? Barclaysman. Matty Taylor? Barclaysman.

    2024 September 13, Michael Butler, “The Barclaysmen: we just want something to watch, something to feel”, in Guardian, retrieved 27 Jul 2025

Origin

From Barclays + -man. Barclays was the sponsor of the Premier League from 2004 to 2016.

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APA

Barclaysman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barclaysman

MLA

“Barclaysman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barclaysman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barclaysman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barclaysman.

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