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two-way player
noun[ C ]
mainly USuk /ˌtuː.weɪ ˈpleɪ.ər/ us /ˌtuː.weɪ ˈpleɪ.ɚ/
a sports player who plays for both a team's attack(= the players who try to score points) and the team's defence(= the players who try to stop the other team from scoring points), when players usually play for only one of these, or a player who plays well in both situations:
She is one the league's best two-way players.
I was a two-way player when I was at high school.
He was a two-way player in his junior year, starting at both quarterback and safety.
Chuck Bednarik was one of the last two-way players in the National Football League.
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