Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A weak person; a driveler.
- noun In foot-ball, one who ‘dribbles,’ or kicks the ball lightly along the ground. See
dribble , transitive verb, 3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who dribbles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
dribbles (salivates excessively). - noun sports A person skilled at
dribbling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who dribbles
- noun a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it
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Examples
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The Brownlow Medallist described VFL opponent Alistair Smith as a "dribbler" and this drew strong criticism from Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade.
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Lance Berkman hits a dribbler for the second out and David Freese draws a walk.
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Texas Rangers 2 - as it happened! | Michael Solomon 2011
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So to lead off the first inning, Jeter knocked a dribbler into the grass by the third base line, and beat out what was effectively a swinging bunt for his 2,995th hit, and his first since June 13.
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The pitch was high, but Dante swung, hitting a dribbler back to the pitcher, who threw home to the catcher, who threw to first base, double play, game over.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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She noticed that sophomore center Simone Egwu is stronger going to her left than to her right, and she deciphered that redshirt senior guard Paulisha Kellum is a better dribbler when she's driving toward the basket.
Virginia women's basketball team looks to move forward as 'a different kind of team' Steve Yanda 2010
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To come back and renege on her promise, on her vow, and want to run for a second term, I think a true leader should not be a dribbler.
Liberian Opposition Candidate Johnson Back on Campaign Trail 2011
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Steve Wilson tells the story: In the early 90s Kiki was a fast and phenomenal dribbler for Karlsruhe in the Bundesliga.
Which football teams have been referenced on album covers? | The Knowledge 2011
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Chelsea also needed a wide man, a dribbler, but were narrow and sluggish.
Manchester United's dominance built on industry of Wayne Rooney 2011
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The next batter, Matt Holliday , nubbed a dribbler toward starting pitcher Shaun Marcum .
Cardinals Roll Into the World Series Matthew Futterman 2011
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Halladay, who jawboned his way into being traded to a contending team so he finally could pitch in the playoffs, made a stunning debut, culminating with a dribbler in front of home plate that catcher Carlos Ruiz pounced on and threw to first for the final out.
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