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Players Game Person Noun ˈpleɪə(R ˈpleɪər Football/Tennis/Chess Top/Star

Word3 player
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈpleɪə(r)/ /ˈpleɪər/
Example
  • a football/tennis/chess player
  • top/star players
  • a game for four players
  • we've lost two key players through injury.
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player

(noun)/ˈpleɪə(r)/ /ˈpleɪər/
  1. a person who takes part in a game or sport
    • SEE ALSO franchise player
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/franchise-player
    • a football/tennis/chess player
    • top/star players
    • a game for four players
    • We've lost two key players through injury.
    • Celtic have signed four new players.

    Extra Examples

    • The club was forced to sell their star player.
    • The team has drafted some good players in recent years.
    • These boots are for the professional rather than for the average player.
    • one of the country's top tennis players
    • At that time, he was one of the most famous baseball players in America.
    • He proved an excellent chess player.
    • She's a former international netball player for New Zealand.
    • They're both attacking players who've scored 37 of the team's 40 goals this season.
  2. a company or person involved in a particular area of business or politics
    • SEE ALSO team player
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/team-player
    • The company has emerged as a major player in the London property market.
  3. a machine for producing the sound or pictures that have been recorded on CDs, etc.
    • a DVD/CD player
  4. a person who plays a musical instrument
    • a trumpet/bass player
  5. an actor
    • Phoenix Players present ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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