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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
German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English player.
Pronunciation
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: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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Player” in Duden online
- “Player” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache