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The correct spelling is speculator.
How to pronounce speculator
noun
Say it like: Spe-cul-ato-r
The correct spelling is speculator. When the ball is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown) for 3 points. For example: "He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half."
Usage Examples
“He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half.”
“He got six field goals in the first half, two from three-point land.”
Definition
noun
- 1.When the ball is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown) for 3 points.
- 2.A made shot that was not a free throw.
- 3.A goal scored where a ball that is in play but on the ground is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar.
- 4.One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
- 5.One who forms theories; a theorist.
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