el
masculine
/xu.ɣaˈðoɾ/
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Translation
player
Word origin
From jugar ('to play'), from Latin iocari ('to jest, play'), from iocus ('jest, sport'), plus the agent suffix -dor, from Latin -tor.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- iocus
- English cognates
- joke, jocular
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraljugadores
Examples
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The best player on the team ended up tired yesterday.
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My son wants to be a professional football player.
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Each player brought their own ball.
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The player spoke to the press after the match.
deporte.
There is no perfect player in any sport.
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