player

/ˈpleɪɚ/

noun 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) of a game

ADJ

accomplished, brilliant, dangerous, excellent, exciting, fine, gifted, good, great, outstanding, strong, talented, top, world-class

She's become a brilliant chess player since joining the club last year.

star

The team's star player scored three goals in yesterday's match.

poor

She was a poor player at tennis, so she decided to take lessons.

average

Most of the team are average players, but our goalkeeper is exceptional.

experienced | aggressive | attacking, midfield | handicap, scratch | basketball, bridge, chess, rugby, snooker, tennis, etc.

(noun.) of a musical instrument

ADJ

accomplished, gifted, great, outstanding, talented | bass, horn, keyboard, sax, etc.

(noun.) in business

ADJ

key, leading, major

PREP

~ in

Apple has become one of the biggest players in the smartphone industry.

Definitions

noun

One that plays.

He is an avid Minecraft player.

The player is free to create their own narrative within a much larger set of possible designed narrative options, or, given the geographic and dialogical openness of Morrowind, to refuse the creation of any narrative but their own and wander aimlessly through the game.

One that plays.

He is a player for the Australian team.

One that plays.

All the world's a ſtage, / And all the men and women, merely Players

One that plays.

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a sportsman.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a theatrical performer

actor
histrion
thespian

noun — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

noun — someone who takes part in an activity

participant

noun — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

participant

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

back gammon player

A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.

Sir Thomas found it convenient to believe Doctor Nooth's assertion, and therefore packed up his baggage and effects to sail for England, on board the Triumph, with his military fri

don't hate the player, hate the game

The frustrations with a system or activity should be blamed on its weaknesses, rather than on individuals who operate within it.

hate the game, not the player

Alternative form of don't hate the player, hate the game.

Example Bank

He is an avid Minecraft player.

Wiktionary

The player is free to create their own narrative within a much larger set of possible designed narrative options, or, given the geographic and dialogical openness of Morrowind, to refuse the creation

Wiktionary

He is a player for the Australian team.

Wiktionary

Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.

Tatoeba · #1992

I want an MP3 player!

Tatoeba · #2161

You are a tennis player.

Tatoeba · #20127

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