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player
1[ pley-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that plays.
- a person who takes part or is skilled in some game or sport.
- a person who plays parts on the stage; an actor.
- a performer on a musical instrument.
- Informal. a participant, as in a conference or business deal.
- a machine or piece of software that reproduces sound or images: a videodisc player;
a record player;
a videodisc player;
a digital media player.
- a gambler.
- Slang. a person engaged in illicit or illegal activity, especially a pimp.
- a mechanical device by which a musical instrument, as a player piano, is played automatically.
Player
2[ pley-er ]
noun
- Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.
Player
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- PlayerGary1935MSouth AfricanSPORT AND GAMES: golfer Gary (ˈɡærɪ). born 1935, South African golfer: winner of nine major championships (1959–78), including the British Open (1959, 1968, 1974)
player
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a person who participates in or is skilled at some game or sport
- a person who plays a game or sport professionally
- a person who plays a musical instrument
- an actor
- informal.a participant, esp a powerful one, in a particular field of activity
a leading city player
- See record player
- the playing mechanism in a Pianola
Other Word Forms
- dzܲt·e noun
- ԴDz·İ noun
- -İ noun
- p·e noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.
“Our two best players missed layups at the end. I don’t think they missed layups because they were tired,” he said.
"That's the work of a goalkeeper, no? Save the team, they work every day for that. in a semi-final, you need all the players," the Spaniard said.
BBC Sport look at Barcelona's journey over the ten years since they last won the Champions League in 2015 and how a new generation of academy players have revitalised the club.
The SFA rule change will bring it into line with other sports such as rugby, swimming and athletics, which restrict women's competition to players that have not gone through male puberty.
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