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shooting guard
noun
basketball : a player who is one of the two guards on a team and whose main role is to score points
Full Definition of SHOOTING GUARD
: a guard in basketball whose chief role is as an outside shooter
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First Known Use of SHOOTING GUARD
1977
Rhymes with SHOOTING GUARD
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