centre-forward

ˈsɛntər ˈfɔrwərd

Definition

Definition of centre-forward - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

soccer position

primary attacking player in soccer positioned nearest to the opponent's goal

The centre-forward scored the winning goal in the last minute of the game.

forward

striker

sports

player in the middle of the front row

The centre-forward scored the winning goal.

forward

striker

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Origin of centre-forward

French, centre (center) + avant (forward)

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half-forward

sports

player between centre line and forward line in sports

Examples of centre-forward in a sentence

Our centre-forward is the top scorer this season.
The team relied heavily on their centre-forward.
As a centre-forward, he was unmatched in the league.

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French:avant-centre, ...
German:Mittelstürmer, Stürmer, ...
Italian:centravanti, ...
Spanish:delantero centro, ...
Portuguese:avançado-centro, centroavante, ...
Chinese:中锋, 中路前锋, ...
Japanese:センターフォワード, ...
Arabic:رَأْسُ حِرْبَة, مهاجم صريح, ...
Hebrew:חָלוּץ מֶרְכָּזִי, חָלוּץ חוֹד, ...
Russian:центральный нападающий, ...
Ukrainian:центральний нападник, центрфорвард, ...
Hindi:सेंटर-फ़ॉरवर्ड, सेंटर-फॉरवर्ड, ...
Bengali:সেন্টার-ফরোয়ার্ড, ...
Catalan:davanter centre, atacant central, ...
Czech:střední útočník, centrforvard, ...
Danish:centerforward, midtangriber, ...
Dutch:centrumspits, spits, ...
Greek:σέντερ φορ, ...
Hungarian:középcsatár, center, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែប្រយុទ្ធកណ្តាល, ខ្សែប្រយុទ្ធកណ្ដាល, ...
Korean:센터 포워드, ...
Persian:مهاجم نوک, سنتر فوروارد, ...
Polish:środkowy napastnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):centroavante, atacante central, ...
Romanian:atacant central, vârf de atac, ...
Swedish:centerforward, ...
Thai:ศูนย์หน้า, ...
Turkish:santrfor, ...
Vietnamese:trung phong, tiền đạo trung tâm, ...

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