English Explanatory Dictionary

buzzer-beater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shot that wins (or in some usage, ties) a game at the last possible moment.

Word forms

buzzer-beater buzzer-beaters buzzer beater

Etymology

In the sense of beating out the buzzer which ends a game.

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