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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.

ningún .

There is no perfect player in any sport.

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This word is part of lesson 28.