centre forwardnoun [ C ]
UK US center forward uk/ˌsen.tə ˈfɔː.wəd/us/ˌsen.t̬ɚ ˈfɔːr.wɚd/in some team sports such as football, the player in the middle of the front row of forwards (= players who try to score goals)
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- defence
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scratch
- sprint
- underdog
- winger
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Examples from literature
- Greatest centre forward in England!
- The modern fighting man is as individualised as a half back or a centre forward in a football team.