Difference between revisions of "backman"

Latest revision as of 16:15, 14 February 2024

From: English back and man

Na backman we want. — (It's a defender we want.)
Leon Balogun na central backman wey be 29 years. — (bbc__63730, __Leon Balogun is a central defender and he is 29years old.)

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 ==Naija==
-===Alternative forms===
-*
 ===Etymology===
-Borrowed from English backman
+From: English ''back'' and ''man''
 ===Pronunciation===
 * bàkmân
 <sm2>Pcm-ng-backman.f.ogg</sm2>
 <sm2>Pcm-ng-backman.m.ogg</sm2>
-===Frequency===
-* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
-* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
-* Frequency in raw corpus: 9
-* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8597
-The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 ===Noun===
-*Na man wey im role na to dey make sure say ball no enta im side net
+*Person wey be sey na im no go let ball enter im side net for football.
-:* {{ux|dv|Na '''backman''' we want. |(Egbokhare _2020. It's a defender we want.)}}
+:* {{ux|dv|Na '''backman''' we want. |(It's a defender we want.)}}
-:* {{ux|dv|Leon Balogun na central '''backman''' wey dey 29 years. |(bbc__63730, __Leon Balogun is a central defender and he is 29years old__)}}
+:* {{ux|dv|Leon Balogun na central '''backman''' wey be 29 years. |(bbc__63730, __Leon Balogun is a central defender and he is 29years old.)}}
-:* {{ux|dv|'''backman''' na dem suppose stand gidigba to make sure deir side no lose. |(NSC_Legbeti _2021. It's a defender's role to protect his team from loosing.)}}
 ====Synonyms====
 *[[defender]]
-====Antonyms====
-* [[frontman]]
 ====Translations====
-* English: ''defender in soccer''
+* English: ''defender (football)''