Players - English meaning

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A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

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Fincher usually gets great performances from his actors, and this film was no different.

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A woman whose profession is acting on stage, in films, or on television.

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She is one of the great actresses of her generation

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A woman who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television programme

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She's the highest-paid actress in hollywood.

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A person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby.

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There he met all the other famous artists like henri matisse, joan miro and george braques.

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A professional entertainer, especially a singer or dancer.

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Cabaret artistes

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A skilled performer, especially a dancer, singer, or actor

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A popular 19th-century music hall artiste, circus artistes

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A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.

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He had the broad-shouldered build of a natural athlete

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A person who takes part in a sporting contest.

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Two competitors were banned for taking drugs

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A person, product, company, etc. that is trying to compete with others, for example, by trying to make bigger sales in a particular market

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Chief/main/major competitor at least one major competitor is gearing up to provide local service at…

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A person or group competing with others to achieve something.

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The major contenders in the football championship

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A person who takes part in a contest or competition.

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An anxious contestant on a television quiz show

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Someone who competes in a contest

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In tonight's quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country., contestant for two main ca…

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A person, such as a singer, dancer, or comedian, whose job is to entertain others.

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She is one of hollywood's highest-paid entertainers

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Someone who sings, dances, tells jokes, etc., as a job

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A player of a musical instrument.

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Is the skilled pop instrumentalist an endangered species?

adjective

Of or in terms of instrumentalism.

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It would be misleading to describe the views in this book as pragmatist or instrumentalist

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A person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a profession, or is musically talented.

Usage examples:

Your father was a fine musician

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A person who is skilled in playing music, usually as a job

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A jazz/classical/rock musician

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A person who takes part in something.

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Staff are to be active participants in the decision-making process

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A person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity

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Participants in the experiment also keep track of what they eat and drink over three days so their …

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Someone who takes part in an event or activity

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A participant in sth we need to double the number of participants in the annual staff survey.

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A person who entertains an audience.

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A circus performer

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A product, business, investment, etc. when it is judged by how well it operates, how much profit it makes, etc. compared to others

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Best/worst performer retail shares were among the best performers of the day., good/solid/strong pe…

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A musician or singer who performs a solo.

Usage examples:

He appears as a concerto soloist with all the great british orchestras

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A musician who performs a solo

Usage examples:

The soloist in the violin concerto was yehudi menuhin.

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A man who takes part in a sport, especially as a professional.

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An athlete and sportsman, he played football (as a goalkeeper), skied and was an avid theatregoer, …

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A man who plays sport, especially one who plays it well

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He'll be remembered both as a brilliant player and as a true sportsman.

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Someone who plays sport, especially one who plays it well

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He was voted sportsperson of the year.

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A woman who takes part in sport, especially professionally.

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Competition has been exceptionally high with the british adventurers competing against professional…

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A woman who plays sport, especially one who plays it well

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A famous/keen/talented sportswoman

adjective

Relating to drama and the theatre.

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Thespian talents

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An actor or actress.

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An ageing thespian

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An actor or other entertainer, typically one with long experience.

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An old trouper out for one last look at his adoring public

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A successful entertainer who has had a lot of experience

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Thanks for being such a trouper, and helping out all evening., he took his disappointment like a tr…

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A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

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A celebrated clarinet virtuoso