letterman
noun[C]
USuk/ˈlet.ə.mən/us/ˈlet̬.ɚ.mən/plurallettermenuk/ˈlet.ə.mən/us/ˈlet̬.ɚ.mən/someone who has been given aletter(= aprizein theshapeof the firstletterof thenameof a highschool,college, oruniversity, given to astudentforachievementinsport, and oftenwornontheirjacket):
He was asportsletterman in highschool.
- At Michigan, Ford was a letterman andstartingcenteron thefootballteam.
- He was a four-year letterman inbasketball,footballandtrack.
- During hiscollegecareer, he wascaptainof hisbasketballteamand was afootballletterman.
- He went tocollegeat UCLA, where he was a fouryearletterman.
Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- baller
- ballplayer
- base jumper
- benchwarmer
- challenger
- jumper
- keeper
- longboarder
- major league
- mid-table
- midfield anchor
- midfield diamond
- racer
- retire
- trialist
- triathlete
- triple jumper
- triple threat
- utility
See also
letterman jacket