noun
passer
PAS-er/pˈæsɝ/
A player who sends a ball to another player.
The passer spots an open teammate and sends her the ball.
Etymology
The pieces identify someone who performs the action of passing. In the sporting sense, that action is transferring the ball to another player rather than going past something oneself.
In context
he can look down field and still evaluate his receivers in the coverage and still make throws that way. Let alone, he is a phenomenal, phenomenal intermediate passer of the football.
More examples
- Our point guard is the team's most accurate passer.
- The defender pressures the passer before he can release the football.
- Good passers in soccer look for teammates in open space.
Forms
passer · passers
pass verb — Send a ball to another player.
Similar words
- distributor
- Emphasizes spreading the ball among teammates to organize play.