player
noun
a person or thing that plays.
players
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pluralof player.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Athletic players making big plays, and never giving up on the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Even powerful players such as Broadcom are having to sweeten the terms offered to banks to secure loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
For the uninitiated, “GTA 6” will be a huge, open-world game giving its players plenty to do in the days and weeks — if not months — to come.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
"We did everything to be honest. The attitude was good, I have nothing to say about that or the performance. The players fought until the end and hopefully next time we are more lucky."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Korla theater had come into style in the nearby capital of Turfan, and the resulting income had brought other arts—Sogdian inlay, Chinese zither players, Kuchean dancers.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
