Phrase guide

point guard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • Many current NBA coaches are former point guards.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: base — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Catalan: base — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Chinese Mandarin: 控衛 /控卫 (kòngwèi) — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Chinese Mandarin: 控球後衛 /控球后卫 (kòngqiú hòuwèi) — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Finnish: pelintekijä — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • French: meneur — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • German: Point Guard — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Italian: playmaker — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Lithuanian: įžaidėjas — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Romanian: conducător — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Spanish: base — ballhandling guard in basketball
  • Turkish: oyun kurucu — ballhandling guard in basketball