- player
- noun1 of a gameADJECTIVE▪ 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 instrumentADJECTIVE▪ accomplished, gifted, great, outstanding, talented▪ bass, horn, keyboard, piano, sax, etc.3 in businessADJECTIVE▪ big, key, leading, majorPREPOSITION▪ player in▪Their company is a major player in the London property market.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.