Meanings
nounbasketball player (plural basketball players)
plural basketball players · alternative basketball-player
- A person who plays basketball, especially professionally.
Synonyms: basketballer, hooper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who plays basketball, especially professionally.
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Translations
Arabic لَاعِب كُرَة سَلَّة
- لَاعِب كُرَة سَلَّةperson who plays basketball
Bulgarian ба́скетболист, ба́скетболистка
- ба́скетболист (básketbolist)person who plays basketball
- ба́скетболистка (básketbolistka)person who plays basketball
Catalan basquetbolista, jugador de basquetbol
- basquetbolistaperson who plays basketball
- jugador de basquetbolperson who plays basketball
Chinese Mandarin 籃球運動員 /篮球运动员
- 籃球運動員 /篮球运动员 (lánqiú yùndòngyuán)person who plays basketball
Czech basketbalista, basketbalistka
- basketbalistaperson who plays basketball
- basketbalistkaperson who plays basketball
- košíkářperson who plays basketball
- košíkářkaperson who plays basketball
Danish basketballspiller
- basketballspillerperson who plays basketball
Dutch basketballer, basketbalster
- basketballerperson who plays basketball
- basketbalsterperson who plays basketball
- basketbalspelerperson who plays basketball
- basketbalspeelsterperson who plays basketball
- basketterperson who plays basketball
Esperanto basketbalisto
- basketbalistoperson who plays basketball
Estonian korvpallimängija, korvpallur
- korvpallimängijaperson who plays basketball
- korvpallurperson who plays basketball
Finnish koripalloilija
- koripalloilijaperson who plays basketball
French basketteur, basketteuse
- basketteurperson who plays basketball
- basketteuseperson who plays basketball
German Basketballspieler, Basketballspielerin
- Basketballspielerperson who plays basketball
- Basketballspielerinperson who plays basketball
- Basketballerperson who plays basketball
- Basketballerinperson who plays basketball
Greek μπασκετμπολίστας, καλαθοσφαιριστής
- μπασκετμπολίστας (basketmpolístas)person who plays basketball
- καλαθοσφαιριστής (kalathosfairistís)person who plays basketball
- παίκτης του μπάσκετ (paíktis tou básket)person who plays basketball
- μπασκετμπολίστρια (basketmpolístria)person who plays basketball
- καλαθοσφαιρίστρια (kalathosfairístria)person who plays basketball
- παίκτρια του μπάσκετ (paíktria tou básket)person who plays basketball
Hungarian kosárlabdázó, kosárlabda-játékos
- kosárlabdázóperson who plays basketball
- kosárlabda-játékosperson who plays basketball
Icelandic körfuboltamaður
- körfuboltamaðurperson who plays basketball
Indonesian pebasket, pemain basket
- pebasketperson who plays basketball
- pemain basketperson who plays basketball
Italian cestista, giocatore di basket
- cestistaperson who plays basketball
- giocatore di basketperson who plays basketball
- giocatrice di basketperson who plays basketball
Japanese バスケットボール選手, バスケ選手
- バスケットボール選手 (basukettobōru senshu)person who plays basketball
- バスケ選手 (basuke senshu)person who plays basketball
Korean 농구 선수
- 농구 선수 (nonggu seonsu)person who plays basketball
Latvian basketbolists, basketboliste
- basketbolistsperson who plays basketball
- basketbolisteperson who plays basketball
Lithuanian krẽpšininkas, krẽpšininkė
- krẽpšininkasperson who plays basketball
- krẽpšininkėperson who plays basketball
Malay pemain bola keranjang, pemain basket
- pemain bola keranjangperson who plays basketball
- pemain basketperson who plays basketball
Persian بسکتبالیست
- بسکتبالیست (basketbâlist)person who plays basketball
Polish koszykarz, koszykarka
- koszykarzperson who plays basketball
- koszykarkaperson who plays basketball
Portuguese basquetebolista, basquetista
- basquetebolistaperson who plays basketball
- basquetistaperson who plays basketball
Romanian baschetbalist, baschetbalistă
- baschetbalistperson who plays basketball
- baschetbalistăperson who plays basketball
Russian баскетболи́ст, баскетболи́стка
- баскетболи́ст (basketbolíst)person who plays basketball
- баскетболи́стка (basketbolístka)person who plays basketball
Slovak basketbalista, basketbalistka
- basketbalistaperson who plays basketball
- basketbalistkaperson who plays basketball
Spanish baloncestista, basquetbolista
- baloncestistaperson who plays basketball
- basquetbolistaperson who plays basketball
- jugador de baloncestoperson who plays basketball
- jugadora de baloncestoperson who plays basketball
Swedish basketspelare
- basketspelareperson who plays basketball
Tagalog basketbolista
- basketbolistaperson who plays basketball
Turkish basketbolcu, basketçi
- basketbolcuperson who plays basketball
- basketçiperson who plays basketball
Ukrainian баскетболі́ст, баскетболі́стка
- баскетболі́ст (basketbolíst)person who plays basketball
- баскетболі́стка (basketbolístka)person who plays basketball
Cite this entry
APA
basketball player. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20player
MLA
“basketball player.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20player. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basketball player,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basketball%20player.
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