playmaker

noun

play·​mak·​er ˈplā-ˌmā-kər 

: a player who leads the offense for a team (as in basketball or hockey)

playmaking

ˈplā-ˌmā-kiŋ 

noun or adjective

Examples of playmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Turnover woes continue Meziane said the Sun’s biggest weakness currently is its lack of playmakers, and the issue showed in the team’s ongoing turnover issues. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Sitting out against Toluca on Wednesday due to a one-match suspension for yellow-card accumulation, playmaker Denis Bouanga should log minutes this weekend for LAFC (6-2-2, 20 points). —Josh Gross, Daily News, 2 May 2026

The club’s emergence in 2026 is in large part to the play of rookie midfielder Lia Godfrey, who has added another scoring threat to a team that already featured several playmakers. —Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

Svechnikov rounds out that line as a scoring-chance generator and strong playmaker coming off one of his best regular seasons. —Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for playmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker