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player

US /ˈpleɪɚ/

noun Foundation · A2 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The best player on the team received an award at the dinner.

Word Family

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player gốc play playing
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Synonyms

  • participanta person who takes part in an activity or event
  • contestanta person who participates in competitions
  • musiciansomeone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Collocations

  • Easy good football team player
    describing good football team player (benefit)
  • Medium major global market player
    to major global market player, meaning to have as one's principal field of study
  • Hard key institutional players in financing
    to key institutional players in financing, meaning to identify as in botany or biology, for example
  • Very Hard consummate power player in the corridors of power
    to consummate power player in the corridors of power, meaning to fulfill sexually

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