player
part of speech
noun (player, players)
meaning for a pupil
1) A player is a person who plays a game or a sport. tree →
2) A player is a person who plays music on an instrument: a piano player. tree →
3) A player is a machine that plays music or videos: a CD player. tree →
sense 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 →
- Each player scored 3 points. tree →
- There are 4 teams of 5 players. tree →
- How many players are on the field? tree →
- She is the best player on the netball team. tree →
- A basketball team has five players on the court. tree →
- The game needs two to four players. tree →
- He is a great guitar player. tree →
- Every player shook hands after the match. tree →
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 the corpora
- Computer players in games are AI opponents, usually with difficulty levels that people set.
- Sports teams already use AI to analyse games and players' movements; too much analysing can take the fun out of a game.
- Recorder players cover the holes with the soft, flat pads of their fingers, because hard fingertips leave gaps that make squeaks.
- Brass players buzz their lips into the mouthpiece; blowing without buzzing gives just a hiss.
- The didgeridoo comes from Aboriginal Australians of northern Australia, traditionally made from a branch hollowed by termites; skilled players use circular breathing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «player» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.