Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first receiver

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: first re-ceiv-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first player to receive the ball from a scrum-half. This is often the fly-half, but may be a different player if the fly-half is unavailable, or a forward who will drive.

Inflected Forms

first receivers (plural)

Questions

What does first receiver mean?: The first player to receive the ball from a scrum-half. This is often the fly-half, but may be a different player if the fly-half is unavailable, or a forward who will drive.

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