five-pointer

noun

A five-point Calvinist.

Meanings

nounfive-pointer (plural five-pointers)

plural five-pointers

  1. ball gamesA try

    But they will have wanted to capitalise on the opportunities for five-pointers they created in that first half.

    2023 October 28, Leighton Koopman, “YES!!! The Springboks beat the All Blacks to win another Rugby World Cup title”, in Independent Online

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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