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English
Noun
soccer-player (plural soccer-players)
- Rare form of soccer player.
1919 April 24, Ray Tucker, “Life of a Doughboy”, in The Hartford Courant, volume LXXXIII, Hartord, Conn., chapter XI, page 14, column 7:The other boy was a full-blooded lad, tall and wiry, a cross-country runner, soccer-player and horseman of considerable ability, and was one of the best known and most popular men in the company.
1919 October 25, “Professionals Offer Services. Men From MacWhyte Soccer Team Offer To Coach Teams In Schools. Frank J. H. Accepts. John Bruns Engaged To Teach Students Important Points In Game — Many Students Grasp Offer.”, in Kenosha Evening News, volume XXVI, number 4, Kenosha, Wis., page two (The Junior News, volume I, number 4), column 6:At his first appearance the coach was received with cheers from the enthusiastic soccer-players, who quickly learned the fine points of the game.
2016 October 11, “Ex-Terp Toliver scores 19 to help Sparks win Game 1”, in The Baltimore Sun, 179th year, number 285, sports section, page 2, column 4:Inductees will be former soccer-player and four-sport athlete Laurie Schwoy (McDonogh);