handball player

Goal-scoring court athlete

A handball player is someone who plays handball—either the team sport where players throw a ball into a goal, or the wall-based game where players strike a ball with their hands.

The term is straightforward: She's been a handball player since college.

Related

tactic · backcourt · pivot · feinting · block · team sport · shoot · foul · pass · knee pads · jersey · defender · playmaker · world championship · wristbands · resin · throw-off · jump shot

Opposites
player role/position

handball playergoalkeeper

Net-defending player

goalie

sport type

handball playerfootball player

Athlete in pigskin sport

soccer player · basketball player · ice hockey player · tennis player · golfer

Family

handball, player, hand, ball, play, hands, balls, plays, handed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G