Word a Day
player
What does player mean?
player (noun): a participant; one involved in something.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use player in a sentence?
- He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce player?
/ˈpleɪɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does player come from?
From Middle English pleyere, pleyer, from Old English pleġere (“player, athlete, wrestler”), from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to player
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “player” mean?
a participant; one involved in something
Right! That's what “player” means.
a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
Not quite: that's what energy means.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
Not quite: that's what fun means.
a large quantity or number; a great deal
Not quite: that's what lot means.
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