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Definition of "wicketkeeper" []

  • The cricket player positioned immediately behind the wicket in play. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wicketkeeper" in a sentence
  • "A good wicketkeeper is the heart of any cricket team and I am always on the look out for a good prospect."
  • "If the wicketkeeper catches the ball in front of the wickets while dislodging the bails with his gloves and claiming the batsman has been bowled, then the wicketkeeper is a cheat."
  • "But he could not take advantage of his early fortune and seconds later feathered one to the recalled wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to leave England nine for one."