circle runner

English

Noun

circle runner (plural circle runners)

1. (handball) A player who plays along the six-meter line with his/her back facing the opponent's goal, and tries to get in between the defenders to create space so that a teammate can get in. The circle runner can also receive a pass and try to score.

   Synonym: pivot

Translations

Translations

Danish: stregspiller (da) Finnish: viivapelaaja French: pivot (fr) m or f German: Kreisläufer (de) m, Kreisläuferin f, Kreisspieler m, Kreisspielerin f, Kreismitte m Italian: pivot (it) m or f Macedonian: пикер (piker), пивот (pivot) Norwegian: strekspiller, linjespiller Polish: obrotowy (pl) m Portuguese: pivô (pt) m or f Russian: линейный (ru) (linejnyj) Spanish: pivote (es) m or f Swedish: mittsexa