ball-winner
noun
ball-win·ner
plural ball-winners
British
: a player in a sport such as soccer who gains possession of the ball from an opposing player
Busquets has similar passing ability to Xavi, Iniesta and Fabregas and is a tenacious ball-winner. 
Reuters UK, 9 July 2010
Reuters UK, 9 July 2010
Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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