player

player
noun
1 of a game
ADJECTIVE
▪ accomplished, brilliant, dangerous, excellent, exciting, fine, gifted, good, great, outstanding, strong, talented, top, world-class
▪

one of the country's top tennis players

▪ star
▪

The club was forced to sell their star player.

▪ poor
▪

He's a poor player, but he tries very hard.

▪ average
▪

These golf clubs are for the professional rather than for the average player.

▪ experienced
▪ former
▪ college (esp. AmE), professional
▪ aggressive
▪ defensive, offensive (both esp. AmE)
▪ attacking, midfield (both in football/soccer)
▪ handicap, scratch (both in golf)
▪ baseball, basketball, bridge, chess, football, rugby, tennis, etc.
VERB + PLAYER
▪ draft (AmE), sign
▪

The team has drafted some good players in recent years.

2 of a musical instrument
ADJECTIVE
▪ accomplished, gifted, great, outstanding, talented
▪ bass, horn, keyboard, piano, sax, etc.
3 in business
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, key, leading, major
PREPOSITION
▪ player in
▪

Their company is a major player in the London property market.


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