Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who plays at cricket.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who plays at cricket.

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  • noun A person who plays cricket.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an athlete who plays cricket

Etymologies

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cricket +‎ -er

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Examples

  • I confess to these guilty feelings only because something very fundamental – and your favourite Test cricketer is one of the most fundamental things there is – has changed.

    Why a Sachin Tendulkar is my signature air-cricket shot Barney Ronay 2010

  • A cricketer is a role model for the number of cricket fans.

    CRICKET-GAME OF NAME AND FAME 2008

  • "The only test of a cricketer is the Test match because his talent and technique is tested," said Imran, the first Pakistani to deliver a lecture named after former England captain Colin

    Arab Times Kuwait English Daily 2010

  • A statement by Sania's father Imran Mirza said Sania and Malik will be based in Dubai, where the cricketer is a resident.

    Analysis 2010

  • A statement by Sania's father Imran Mirza said Sania and Malik will be based in Dubai, where the cricketer is a resident.

    The Times of India 2010

  • "The only test of a cricketer is the Test match because his talent and technique is tested," said Imran, the first Pakistani to deliver a lecture named after former England captain Colin Cowdrey.

    Top Headlines 2010

  • A statement by Sania's father Imran Mirza said Sania and Malik will be based in Dubai, where the cricketer is a resident.

    Analysis 2010

  • The biggest illustration of his growth as a cricketer is the fact he is 75 runs shy of becoming just the fifth New Zealand batsman to score 4000 test runs, following Fleming (7172),

    New Zealand Herald - Top Stories userhelp@nzherald.co.nz 2010

  • I've really sensed it this summer, it's getting warmer and for me, as a person and a cricketer, that is the thing I really wanted, because it's what you work so hard for.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • It’s also true that to write about cricket in this country is no longer to surrender automatically to the hegemony of American culture; until quite recently, the word cricketer, when typed into my computer, would be underscored by a squiggly red line.

    Bowling Alone Joseph O'Neil 2007

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