noun
- a hockey player who is skilled at controlling and maneuvering the puck with a stick
Usage: sports; ice hockey
Examples
- The team's best puckhandler led the offense down the ice with precision.
- He developed into an excellent puckhandler during his years in the minor leagues.
- The defenseman was known as a reliable puckhandler who could start plays from the back.
- Young players practice their puckhandling skills to become better puckhandlers.
- That puckhandler's ability to weave through traffic impressed the scouts.