skilled player

collocation in English

meaningsofskilledandplayer

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skilled
adjective
uk
/skɪld/us
/skɪld/
having the abilities needed to do an activity or ...
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player
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ər/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɚ/
someone who takes part in a game ...
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(Definition ofskilledandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this capacity, the king had to represent himself as the most perfectlyskilledplayerin the contest of love.
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It was not uncommon for askilledplayerto be challenged by three to four different monster trucks during the game.
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Many believed that his apparent lack of pace and power reduced the effectiveness of such askilledplayer.
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An even moreskilledplayercan stay in cover and never let the enemies know that he was there.
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As a professional gambler he was undoubtedly askilledplayer, once rated amongst the world's top ten backgammon competitors.
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Using special fingerings, quarter tones may be produced by askilledplayeron a conventional clarinet.
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He was considered a highlyskilledplayernoted for his accuracy, particularly with his passes.
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Askilledplayeris able to play whole phrases.
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A broad range of differentlyskilledplayertypes is offered by the program.
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Regarded as a very talented andskilledplayer.
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At the time of his draft, he was touted as an offensivelyskilledplayerwith a competitive and physical edge.
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Askilledplayerwill use the ghost to improve his time, matching the ghost's racing line as it travels the course.
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A technicallyskilledplayer, he performs using a variety of approaches from unprocessed sound and standard technique through to extreme processed textural sounds and drones.
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Smile is an exceptionallyskilledplayer, but often lacks the drive and ruthlessness to win.
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Adler is an extremelyskilledplayerand had no problem fitting right in.
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Askilledplayercan obtain an enormous dynamic range from such a pair of cymbals.
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This can be used to arrange that each pair consists of a relatively experienced orskilledplayer, and a relatively inexperienced player.
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Poker is the one and only card game where askilledplayermay hold bad cards for hours and still win the money.
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The resulting tone relies heavily on overtones for its perception, but in the hands of askilledplayer, pedal tones can be controlled and can sound characteristic to the instrument.
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However, divisions up to an eighth are sometimes used and, given a good instrument and askilledplayer, divisions as small as a twelfth are possible.
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