Cager (Noun)
Meaning
An athlete who plays basketball.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The dominant cager averaged over 25 points per game during his college years.
- In a thrilling overtime victory, the starting cager sunk the game-winning shot at the buzzer.
- Playing a high-pressure zone defense forced the opposing team's best cager into taking outside shots.
- When a prized high school recruit becomes a talented young cager on the NCAA tournament trail.
- According to statistics, that high-flying cager should not be defending smaller and quicker players in a matchup zone defense.