Meanings
nouncircle runner (plural circle runners)
plural circle runners
- ball gamesA player who plays along the six-meter line with his/her back facing the opponent's goal, and tries to get in between the defenders to create space so that a teammate can get in. The circle runner can also receive a pass and try to score.
Synonyms: pivot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA player who plays along the six-meter line with his/her back facing the opponent's goal, and tries to get in between the defenders to create space so that a teammate can get in. The circle runner can also receive a pass and try to score.
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Translations
Danish stregspiller
- stregspillerTranslations
Finnish viivapelaaja
- viivapelaajaTranslations
French pivot
- pivotTranslations
German Kreisläufer, Kreisläuferin
- KreisläuferTranslations
- KreisläuferinTranslations
- KreisspielerTranslations
- KreisspielerinTranslations
- KreismitteTranslations
Italian pivot
- pivotTranslations
Norwegian strekspiller, linjespiller
- strekspillerTranslations
- linjespillerTranslations
Polish obrotowy
- obrotowyTranslations
Portuguese pivô
- pivôTranslations
Russian линейный
- линейный (linejnyj)Translations
Spanish pivote
- pivoteTranslations
Swedish mittsexa
- mittsexaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
circle runner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle%20runner
MLA
“circle runner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle%20runner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circle runner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle%20runner.
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