Player

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Player (plural Players)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a sportsman.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Player is the 9033rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3617 individuals. Player is most common among White (59.75%) and Black/African American (35.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English player.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ/, /ˈpleːɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Player m (strong, genitive Players, plural Player)

  1. (electronics, computing) Synonym of Abspielgerät (playback device)
  2. (business) player, participant (in a market economy)
    Hyponym: Global Player
    • 2022 June 17, Wilfried Urbe, “Streamingdienst-Übersättigung: Die Party geht zu Ende”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Was für die Pro­du­zen­t*in­nen Hochkonjunktur bedeutet, verwandelt sich allerdings für die Port­al­be­trei­be­r*in­nen immer mehr zu einer Bedrohung. Denn noch kein Player kann sich durch sein Portfolio refinanzieren.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Player” in Duden online
  • Player” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache