English > participant: 2 senses > noun 2, person Meaning | A person who participates in or is skilled at some game / game. |
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Synonym | player |
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Narrower | ballplayer, baseball player | An athlete who plays baseball |
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billiard player | someone who plays billiards |
bowler | A player who rolls balls down an alley at pins |
card player | someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games |
chess player | someone who plays the game / game of chess |
dart player | someone who plays the game / game of darts |
football player, footballer | An athlete who plays American football |
golfer, golf player, linksman | someone who plays the game / game of golf |
grandmaster | A player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge |
hockey player, ice-hockey player | An athlete who plays hockey |
lacrosse player | An athlete who plays lacrosse |
most valuable player, MVP | The player judged to be the most important to the sport |
playmaker | A player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score |
pool player | someone who shoots pool |
scorer | A player who makes a score in a game / game or contest |
seeded player, seed | One of the outstanding players in a tournament |
server | (court games) the player who serves to start a point |
shooter | (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) |
soccer player | An athlete who plays soccer |
stringer | A member of a squad on a team |
tennis player | An athlete who plays tennis |
volleyball player | someone who plays the game of volleyball |
Broader | contestant | A person who participates in competitions |
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Spanish | jugadora, jugador, participante |
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Catalan | jugadora, jugador, participant |
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