hacker - golf player of limited proficiency (1934 September 5)

[Joel S. Berson]

At 7/29/2010 01:04 PM, Garson O'Toole wrote:
>The excellent HDAS has hacker ^2 n. 1. a. Sports, esp. Tennis & Golf.
>a player, often a beginner, demonstrating poor form or mediocre
>ability. The first cite is 1949.

But this too is not the fouler in basketball.

Joel

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