cricketer

crick·et ¹  (krkt)

n.

Any of various insects of the family Gryllidae, having long antennae and legs adapted for leaping. The males of many species produce a shrill chirping sound by rubbing the front wings together.

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[Middle English criket, from Old French criquet, from criquer, to click, of imitative origin.]

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crick·et ²  (krkt)

n.

1. Sports An outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each.

2. Good sportsmanship and fair conduct: It's not cricket to cheat at cards.

intr.v. crick·et·ed, crick·et·ing, crick·ets Sports

To play the game of cricket.

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[Obsolete French criquet, piece of wood, from Old French, stick for a bowling game, perhaps from Middle Dutch cricke, walking stick.]

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cricket·er, cricket·eer (--tîr) n.

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crick·et ³  (krkt)

n.

A small wooden footstool.

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[Origin unknown.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cricketer - an athlete who plays cricket         athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports bowler - a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket fieldsman, fielder - a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting wicket-keeper - stands behind the wicket to catch balls

Translations

cricketer [ˈkrɪkɪtəʳ] N → criquetero/a m/f, jugador(a) m/f de críquet

cricketer [ˈkrɪkɪtə^r] n → joueur/euse m/f de cricket

cricketer

n → Kricketspieler(in) m(f)

cricketer [ˈkrɪkɪtəʳ] n → giocatore/trice di cricket

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cricketer [ˈkrɪkɪtəʳ] n → giocatore/trice di cricket