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GOLFER

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does golfer mean? 

GOLFER (noun)
  The noun GOLFER has 1 sense:

1. someone who plays the game of golfplay

  Familiarity information: GOLFER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOLFER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who plays the game of golf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

golf player; golfer; linksman

Hypernyms ("golfer" is a kind of...):

participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "golfer"):

driver (a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver)

golf pro; professional golfer (someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf)

hacker (someone who plays golf poorly)

hooker (a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers))

medal winner; medalist; medallist ((golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament)

putter (a golfer who is putting)

slicer (a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers))

Instance hyponyms:

Ben Hogan; Hogan; William Benjamin Hogan (United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997))

Bobby Jones; Jones; Robert Tyre Jones (United States golfer (1902-1971))

Jack Nicklaus; Jack William Nicklaus; Nicklaus (United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940))

Greg Norman; Gregory John Norman; Norman (Australian golfer (born in 1955))

Arnold Daniel Palmer; Arnold Palmer; Palmer (United States golfer (born in 1929))

Gene Sarazen; Sarazen (United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999))

Sam Snead; Samuel Jackson Snead; Snead (United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002))

Lee Buck Trevino; Lee Trevino; Supermex; Trevino (United States golfer (born in 1939))

Derivation:

golf (play golf)


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