Player
See also: player
English
Proper noun
Player (plural Players)
- 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
- Rapley, parley, pearly, prelay, replay
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English player.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ/, /ˈpleːɐ/
Noun
Player m (strong, genitive Players, plural Player)
- (electronics, computing) Synonym of Abspielgerät (“playback device”)
- (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 0931-9085:
- 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 | ||||
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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