marquee player

collocation in English

meaningsofmarqueeandplayer

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marquee
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mɑːˈkiː/us
/mɑːrˈkiː/
being the main performer or sports person in a show, film, sports event, etc. or being the performer, etc. whose name will attract most people to the show, ...
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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 ofmarqueeandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each squad included at least 12 of their top 25 players in their squad, and at least onemarqueeplayer.
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From the formation of the league, clubs have been allowed to sign one internationalmarqueeplayer.
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For the second straight year, the team elected to pass on making a selection in themarqueeplayerdraft.
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Each team must sign at least onemarqueeplayerwhile they must also sign seven other foreigners.
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I would be hard-pressed to identify any that could have been displaced by marquee players.
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Some matches featuring opposing teams with marquee players were scheduled to be played indoors.
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Jwala was one of the six marquee players and team captains to be auctioned.
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He was one of the few marquee players on the dreadful 1990 team.
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Rights to marquee players can be traded from one team to another before or during the draft, and the acquiring team may protect and then select those players.
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Teams could protect up to two marquee players or doubles teams to which they held the rights from the previous season or acquired in a trade.
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