star player

collocation in English

meaningsofstarandplayer

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withplayer.
star
adjective[before noun]
uk
/stɑːr/us
/stɑːr/
best 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 ofstarandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstar player

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A fellow can commit two terrible fouls in order to get rid of astarplayerfrom the other side and only then be dealt with.
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He ran a strict regime with his players and made sure that no-one felt that they enjoyed special status,starplayeror not.
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He was astarplayeras a junior, winning his club championship at age 12.
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Regarded as the clubsstarplayer, he finished the season with four goals in 26 matches.
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In three years he would grow out to be theirstarplayer, manager and chairman.
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Knowing that they have lost theirstarplayer, they decide to quit.
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He only played in one match at the tournament, despite being predicted to be the squadsstarplayer.
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Where a creative attacking midfielder is regularly utilised, he is commonly the team'sstarplayer.
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Furthermore, such garbage time, if astarplayeris injured, would be detrimental for the team in future games.
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He would later re-establish himself as a hitter in the minor leaguers, becoming astarplayerat that level.
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He is still astarplayerin the club.
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Sunday was named team captain, and he was theirstarplayer, but the team suffered one of the worst seasons in baseball history.
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Soon afterwards he became thestarplayerand team's captain, showing a quality game and scoring many goals.
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She was described as thestarplayerin the exhibition game.
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He proved to be theirstarplayerin what seemed to be a very average side.
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He becomes astarplayeras a freshman, but hears stories of teammates receiving money for their play.
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Bailey tells him not to worry because no jury will lock up the townsstarplayer.
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Santos began to realize it would become increasingly difficult to hold on to theirstarplayer.
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Originally a famous model, she had a boyfriend who was an aspiring soccerstarplayer, who was forced to quit from his career due to an injury.
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