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# player

noun (player, players)

«player» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A player is a person who plays a game or a sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#m1)
2. A player is a person who plays music on an instrument: a piano player. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#m2)
3. A player is a machine that plays music or videos: a CD player. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: people on a team counted; points scored by players; teams × players per team. In sport and PE: teams have set numbers of players (11 in soccer, 5 in basketball, 15 in rugby union, 9 in baseball). In everyday life: video game players. In stories: a star player wins the game.

### Examples

- A team has 11 players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x1)
- Each player scored 3 points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x2)
- There are 4 teams of 5 players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x3)
- How many players are on the field? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x4)
- She is the best player on the netball team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x5)
- A basketball team has five players on the court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x6)
- The game needs two to four players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x7)
- He is a great guitar player. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x8)
- Every player shook hands after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/#x9)

### Note

A thing counted; «each player» gives a rate. Teams × players per team = total. Trap: some players may be on the bench. Hidden numbers: soccer 11, basketball 5, baseball 9, netball 7, rugby union 15. Good players play fair and follow the rules.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Tanakh it means a musician who plays an instrument, as in the Temple music.

**Interpretation.** Tradition holds that music was part of Temple service, played by Levites.

### Note

A thing counted; «each player» gives a rate. Teams × players per team = total. Trap: some players may be on the bench. Hidden numbers: soccer 11, basketball 5, baseball 9, netball 7, rugby union 15. Good players play fair and follow the rules.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «player» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/player/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«player» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/player.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «player» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/player/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«player» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/player.html) on Mova free.