noun General Slang

bucket getter

BUK-et-get-er · noun · slang

A player whose specialty is scoring

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A scoring specialist who reliably gets buckets in a variety of ways.

“He's not flashy, just a pure bucket getter.”
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bucket getter In A Sentence

He's not flashy, just a pure bucket getter.

Origin & Usage

From 'buckets' (baskets); modern hoops slang.

Variants bucket-getter

People Also Ask

What is a bucket getter?

A scoring specialist who reliably gets buckets, meaning baskets, in a variety of ways.

Where does 'buckets' come from as slang for scoring?

'Bucket' is longstanding slang for a made basket, and a bucket getter is someone who racks them up.

Is bucket getter a compliment?

Yes — it praises a player's ability to score consistently and by any means necessary.

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