point guard

noun

: a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense

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The team's point guard offered some insight into how the program might change under new leadership. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey, meanwhile, started the year healthy but has been shelved since Nov. 6 with a right hamstring injury. Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 The point guard is playing off-ball noticeably more than usual. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024 That left Golden State without a point guard momentarily. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point guard 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of point guard was in 1969

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“Point guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20guard. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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