Player

See also: player

English

Proper noun

Player (plural Players)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a sportsman.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Player is the 9033rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3617 individuals. Player is most common among White (59.75%) and Black/African American (35.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English player.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ/, /ˈpleːɐ/
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Noun

Player m (strong, genitive Players, plural Player)

  1. (electronics, computing) Synonym of Abspielgerät (“playback device”)
  2. (business) player, participant (in a market economy)
    Hyponym: Global Player
    • 2022 June 17, Wilfried Urbe, “Streamingdienst-Übersättigung: Die Party geht zu Ende”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Was für die Pro­du­zen­t*in­nen Hochkonjunktur bedeutet, verwandelt sich allerdings für die Port­al­be­trei­be­r*in­nen immer mehr zu einer Bedrohung. Denn noch kein Player kann sich durch sein Portfolio refinanzieren.
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Declension
Declension of Player [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Player die Player
genitive eines des Players der Player
dative einem dem Player den Playern
accusative einen den Player die Player

Further reading
  • “Player” in Duden online
  • “Player” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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