Meaning & use
cager
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An informal, chiefly American term for a basketball player.
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The old sportswriter still called basketball players "cagers," a nod to the sport's early days.
Local cagers packed the gym for the championship game.
A note on using this word
The term dates to the early 1900s, when basketball courts were sometimes enclosed by a wire cage to keep the ball in play and protect spectators.
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ballerhoopster
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