Collocations withplayer
These are words often used in combination withplayer.
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accomplished player
It appears that he began playing clarinet after this move, as by the age of 20 he was considered to be an accomplished player.
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accordion player
But with the institutionalisation of vallenato in the music industry and in festivals, the roles of singer and accordion player were divided between two musicians.
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active player
Isolationism is an extreme form of realism where a country more or less withdraws as an active player from the international arena and passively follows developments there.
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amateur player
Although it can be given to any amateur player, the award has always been given to a college baseball player.
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attacking player
The attacking player assigns first, allowing the defending player to position his or her cards in response to the attacking player's choices.
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audio player
However, it was the smallest digital audio player at that time.
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banjo player
He is an orchestrator, conductor, and five-string banjo player, and composes using the piano.
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baseball player
These reasons are not conclusive, of course, for they do not in any sense require that one be a cricket player rather than a baseball player.
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basketball player
I am not free to be a leading opera singer, nor is the short adult free to be a leading basketball player.
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bass player
The histrionics of the lead guitar, the excesses of the drummer, and the stupidity of the bass player have to mix on equal footing.
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best player
Unfortunately, at this point you are not the best player in the political game, but you are going to win.
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brass player
He took an active part in music in the university as a keyboard and brass player.
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cello player
Also, for the first time, they notice the cello player on stage.
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chess player
He has to think ahead like a chess player, sketch out possible futures and rewrite them from one moment to the next.
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clarinet player
He insists on keeping his clarinet player.
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collegiate player
This made him only the third collegiate player to amass both 50 career goals and 50 career assists.
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cricket player
These reasons are not conclusive, of course, for they do not in any sense require that one be a cricket player rather than a baseball player.
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defensive player
Cover the bases to have every base covered by a defensive player; (figurative meaning) to make sure to have everything or every aspect of a matter taken care of.
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dominant player
The progressive opening of markets does bring with it problems, including those of adjustment for a dominant player.
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elite player
He's become an elite player of the competition.
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established players
Aided by recruiting established players to cover weaknesses the club climbed its way back up the ladder.
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experienced player
This can be quite disconcerting for an experienced player.
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fastest player
He became the fastest player to reach 150 career touchdowns (137 games).
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featured player
Not wanting the responsibility of top billing and having to carry the picture, she preferred the security of being a featured player.
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fellow player
Another fellow player he raised to his feet.
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female player
With an unprecedented collection of former professional players, comedians, and a female player he created the most popular amateur team ever.
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fiddle player
His only crime was that he was a fiddle player.
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flute player
The craft (flute player, dervish) is the subject of the image, not his personal or even local identity.
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greatest player
Let's toast him as the greatest player ever.
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guitar player
Both became standards of blues accompaniment in the post-war years and are now formulae taught to every beginning guitar player.
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harmonica player
He became a talented guitar and harmonica player at a young age.
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hockey player
A competitive hockey player, who was diagnosed at age 24, described his coping strategy as a hockey game.
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home-grown player
That is why, for example, we supported the home-grown player rule because this mainly promotes this sort of treatment.
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inexperienced player
The following season, 2009, signaled a fresh start with a significantly expanded and inexperienced player base.
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injured player
My observation is that an injured player is always seen to immediately.
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jazz player
However, as a jazz player, the rhythm pattern of the tune was too simple for him to play.
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keyboard player
Weyzig played guitar and keyboards on the famous debut album, and performed with the band on stage as live guitarist and keyboard player until 1990.
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lacrosse player
She is regarded as the finest female lacrosse player of all time.
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lottery player
We are insisting on best-practice public sector standards—which are higher than those that apply in the commercial sector—to protect the taxpayer and the lottery player.
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male player
He has won 17 grand slam titles, the most for any male player.
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mandolin player
His father, although a tailor by trade, was also a talented mandolin player.
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marquee player
Each squad included at least 12 of their top 25 players in their squad, and at least one marquee player.
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most valuable player
The following season he was named the league's most valuable player and remains the all-time leading career scorer of the franchise.
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novice player
A novice player is inexperienced and consequently is not expected to do well.
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offensive player
One offensive player may be moving forward at the time of the snap.
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opposing player
That player was found guilty of kicking an opposing player in the face.
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outstanding player
Players considered the most outstanding player in their position are selected as members of the team.
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player award
He won the game's most valuable player award after hitting two home runs in the contest.
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player stat
These offer exclusive set bonuses to increase player stats and can be identified on other characters by sparkles emitting from their body.
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poker player
A broken finger will likely have more significance for a professional pianist than for a retired poker player.
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polo player
He was an accomplished polo player and became a breeder of polo ponies and racehorses.
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post player
The desired initial option in the offense is to pass to the strong-side post player on the block who is in good scoring position.
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principal player
He is listed in the cast of nearly sixty films, but rarely as the principal player.
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pro player
Formerly a pro player he is now considered to be retired from professional play.
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professional player
This proposal will make games less attractive to the professional player.
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ranked player
The fixtures remained the same, the top ranked player in the country faced the second highest ranked player in the country.
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replacement player
The replacement player may not join play until a change of possession, turnover, or another foul is committed.
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retired players
Thereafter, pension changes came into effect significantly boosting the pensions of retired players who played at least twenty games in the 1986-87 season.
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rugby player
We heard of the tragic case of the young rugby player who went to hospital and was, regrettably, misdiagnosed, with fatal consequences.
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saxophone player
I had been actively involved as a saxophone player and collaborator in the group since its inception, and continued to be so throughout the research project.
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seeded player
The top 8 from these rankings were also the seeded players.
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single player
The mapper manages an entire ensemble of synthesis instruments, each of which is controlled by the vocal gestures of a single player.
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skilled player
In this capacity, the king had to represent himself as the most perfectly skilled player in the contest of love.
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soccer player
There exist two types of soccer player avatars: soccer player and soccer player user.
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softball player
Bergh later became known as a softball player.
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star player
A fellow can commit two terrible fouls in order to get rid of a star player from the other side and only then be dealt with.
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string player
How and why does the professional life of a string player differ from that of a wind player, a pianist, or a vocalist?
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supporting player
He worked steadily as a supporting player for several years.
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suspended player
In addition, a suspended player can be replaced on the active roster by another player.
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talented player
He was known as a social guy and a talented player with a great future ahead of him.
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tape player
Operation of the tape player and instructions for the task were introduced in the same manner as described for the colorsequencing task.
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tennis player
The tennis player whose leg was broken couldn't play in the tournament. 19.
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top player
Its gross domestic product is the largest in the world and it is the world's top player in international trade.
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trumpet player
He applies his thesis to the work of a leading white trumpet player and composer.
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two-way player
His grandfather was also the coach of the football team, where he was a two-way player, playing linebacker and tight end.
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varsity player
He was a table tennis varsity player during college before focusing on singing and entering showbiz.
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versatile player
He is a versatile player who can play both center back and striker based on his physical capability and football sense.
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veteran player
The category for on-ice officials was added in 1961 and a veteran player category was established in 1988.
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viola player
The viola player will often syncopate and break to accentuate the songs.
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violin player
I have a nephew who, for his age, is a reasonably competent violin player.
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volleyball player
Nagisa is deeply tanned and is said to be an amazing beach volleyball player.
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woodwind player
A "pijper" was the general name for a woodwind player.
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young player
In his performance of his final speech, the young player was giving an ultimate demonstration of his impersonative skills.
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