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an all-American player is a student at a high school, college, or university in the US who has officially been called one of the best in their particular sport

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a member of a sports team who has not been chosen yet, so that you cannot give their real name in a list of players

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a player in a football or hockey team whose job is to defend (=stop the other team from scoring goals)

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one of the positions on a team where a back plays, behind the front line of players

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someone who plays baseball, especially as their job

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a person who has played for Oxford University or Cambridge University in a sport

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the members of a sports team

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a player who has played for their country’s team

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a player in some team sports whose position is in the middle of the line of attacking players

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the person in the centre of the front row of attacking players in some team sports

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a team of sports players and the staff who work with them: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

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a group of teams that play against each other

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someone who trains in more than one sport

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the players in a team game who try to prevent the other team from scoring points

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a player whose job is to stop the other team scoring in a game such as football

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a defensive player tries to stop the other team from scoring points

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a perfect team made up of the best players

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the team in baseball, cricket etc that is throwing the ball and trying to catch it when the other team hits it: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

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a player in cricket, baseball, and some other team sports whose job is to catch or pick up the ball when a player from the other team hits it

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a player or team that takes part in the final game in a competition

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first-string players in a sports team are the best players

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a player in a game such as basketball, football, or hockey whose job is to attack the other team and score

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a player who is available to sign a contract with any team

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a player who plays near the other team’s goal and tries to score in a sport such as football

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in sports such as football or hockey, a defensive position near your team’s goal or a player in this position

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a goalkeeper

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the player whose job is to stop the ball going into the goal in games such as football

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in rugby or hockey, a player who plays in front of the defending players but is not in an attacking position

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in football, a player who plays in midfield

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someone who hits a ball, especially in tennis and baseball

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someone who plays in an international sports match

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a young person who is involved in a particular activity, especially sport

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a goalkeeper

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a list of the names of all the players in a sports competition in order, with the best player at the top

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a group of teams or players who regularly compete against one another, put in order according to how many points they have won

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a list of teams or players put in order according to how many points they have won in matches or competitions against each other

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a team of players who play in a particular sports game

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a player whose job is to stay close to a member of the other team in a game such as football in order to prevent them from getting the ball or playing effectively

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the players who play in the middle part of the field in games played with a ball such as football

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a player who plays in midfield

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Most Valuable Player: the best player in a team in sports such as baseball and football

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the members of a team in a game such as American football whose job is to try to score points

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a player in the outfield

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someone who plays a particular game or sport

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someone who plays a sport or does an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment

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a player or team that wins a qualifier

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someone or something that competes in a race

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a player who has not been chosen to play in a particular match but who is available to play if needed

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a team consisting of players who have not been chosen to play for the main team

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someone who plays on the right side of a field for a team when it is facing its opponents in games such as football and hockey

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a list of all the players who belong to a particular team

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a player who scores a point in a game

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a player or team that has been given a number that shows how likely they are to win a competition

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a person or team who plays in a semifinal

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the player who hits the ball to start the play in a game such as tennis

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a player who shoots the ball

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a sports team

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a player who has recently signed a contract to join a sports team

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a man who plays sport, especially a professional player

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a woman who plays sport, especially a professional player

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a sports team

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a large group of players from which a team is chosen

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a list of teams or players put in order according to how many points they have won in matches or competitions against each other. The usual British word is table.

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a football player whose main job or skill is scoring goals

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a group of players of the same level of ability

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a substitute, especially someone who plays instead of another player in a sport

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a player who replaces another member of his or her team during a match

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a player in a football team who plays behind the players in defence

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a group of people who play a sport or a game against another group: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

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of a team

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a member of a sports team that is travelling to different countries to play a series of games

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a person such as a football player who has been moved from one team to another

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in sport, an unmarked player has a lot of freedom to move because they are not being marked by a player from the other team

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a team who have travelled to their opponents’ sports ground to play against them, for example in a football match

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a player who has this permission

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a player who plays on the left or right side in football, hockey, and some other sports

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one of the players in a game such as football, rugby, or hockey who play mainly down the right or left side of the field

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the players in a football or hockey team whose job is to defend (=stop the other team from scoring goals)