number nine

Noun

Meaning

(cricket) The batsman who bats ninth.

(soccer) The centre forward

(dated, British Army military slang) A laxative pill.

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Examples

When I was a young boy I wanted to play for Newcastle United, I wanted to wear the number nine shirt and I wanted to score goals at St James' Park. I've lived my dream and I realise how lucky I've been to have done that. Alan Shearer

I'm not the most loathsome man in the world. I've dropped to number nine. Ben Affleck

You know, I got the third most uninsured district in the whole state of Texas, probably number nine in the whole country. As a Blue Dog, I'm also looking at the cost. So, I have got a very unique district. Henry Cuellar

And sought by lot those who should bear him company to the Scythian town, and from the whole number nine were drawn. Gaius Valerius Flaccus

Number nine didn’t hesitate one second to answer. Source: Internet

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