noun
soccer
SOK-uh
noun
1
Association football, the sport played with a round ball moved mainly by kicking, not touched by hand except by the goalkeeper.
"The kids play soccer in the park every Saturday."
How to Use Soccer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe sport called football almost everywhere except the US, Canada, and a few other countries.
UK vs US
Mainly American/Canadian/Australian usage — most of the world just calls it "football."
Common pairings
play soccer
a soccer match
soccer ball
Word Forms
soccered past tense, soccers singular
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Etymology
From an informal British abbreviation of "association" (as in Association Football) plus the playful -er ending, the same pattern that gave "rugger" for rugby.