English > card player: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games. |
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| Instances | Culbertson, Ely Culbertson | United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955) |
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| Hoyle, Edmond Hoyle | English writer on card games (1672-1769) |
| Narrower | bridge player, hand | A card player in a game of bridge |
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| cardholder | A player who holds a card or cards in a card game |
| cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark | A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games |
| dealer | The person who distributes the playing cards in a card game |
| eldest hand, elder hand | The card player on the dealer's left |
| shuffler | The card player who shuffles the cards |
| Broader | player, participant | A person who participates in or is skilled at some game / game |
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| Spanish | jugador de cartas |
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| Catalan | jugador de cartes |
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