professional player

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandplayer

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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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 ofprofessionalandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This proposal will make games less attractive to theprofessionalplayer.
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At present, this discrimination hits theprofessionalplayervery hard indeed, and also the spectators who go to watch professional matches.
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Noprofessionalplayerwas involved, but apparently there were some minor prizes or there was some objection which the officials had to the institution in question.
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After he recovered he would no longer be the highly talented player he was, but became a decentprofessionalplayerinstead.
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He retired as aprofessionalplayerin 2002 and returned to his family's furniture business.
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His stint as aprofessionalplayerwas marred by leg injuries, both in the minors and majors.
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He was an avid table tennis player and had hoped to become aprofessionalplayer.
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He played volleyball between years 1967-1988 as aprofessionalplayerand coaching since 1988.
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It was his last season as aprofessionalplayerand the beginning of his career in coaching.
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The following season (197677) was his best-ever as aprofessionalplayer.
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Starting as aprofessionalplayerin 1894, he played through 1912 and managed through 1915.
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As aprofessionalplayerand first division coach he only played and worked for jpest.
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As aprofessionalplayer, he broke into the world's top-20 in 1991, and the top-10 in 1995.
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He is not a full-timeprofessionalplayer, and currently makes his living as a painter.
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Karam is the onlyprofessionalplayerto have accomplished this feat.
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After retiring as aprofessionalplayer, she has been a head coach for both men's and women's professional teams.
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He is the onlyprofessionalplayerwho wears them.
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He left school early to spend time practising snooker, confident that he could be come aprofessionalplayer.
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From the age of eight to eighteen, he played baseball as a strong pitcher who was set to become aprofessionalplayer.
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