player
noun [C] (GAME) /ˈpleɪ.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
A1 someone who takes part in a game or sport: Each player takes three cards. The team has many talented players.Competitors and participants in sports and games › someone who is very involved in an activity or organization: She was a leading/key player in the reorganization of the health service.Supporters, members and defendersBelievers and non-believers
(Definition of player noun (GAME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- athlete noun
- attack noun (SPORT)
- cap noun (HAT)
- challenger noun
- decathlete noun
- defender noun
- division noun (PART)
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- keeper noun
- league noun (SPORT)
- offence noun
- Olympian noun
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