backcourtmate

noun

back·​court·​mate ˈbak-¦kȯrt-ˌmāt 

plural backcourtmates

basketball

: a fellow guard on a basketball team : a player stationed on the backcourt with a fellow teammate

Scott won three NBA titles during 11 seasons playing with the Lakers … as Magic Johnson's backcourtmate.

—Tom Withers, Associated Press, 1 July 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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