joueur

Definitions of joueur
  1. noun
    a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
    synonyms: participant
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    baseballeur
    an athlete who plays baseball
    joueur de carte
    someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games
    joueur d'échecs
    someone who plays the game of chess
    footballer
    an athlete who plays American football
    golfeur
    someone who plays the game of golf
    hockeyeur
    an athlete who plays hockey
    tête de série
    one of the outstanding players in a tournament
    joueur de tennis
    an athlete who plays tennis
    volleyeur
    someone who plays the game of volleyball
    arrière
    (football) a person who plays in the backfield
    coureur
    a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
    batteur
    (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
    milieu
    (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
    donneur
    the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
    driver
    a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
    gardien de but
    the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
    botteur
    a player who kicks the football
    joueur de la mélée
    one of the players on the line of scrimmage
    lanceur
    (baseball) the person who does the pitching
    receveur
    a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
    type of:
    combattant, concurrent, rival
    a person who participates in competitions
  2. noun
    a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
    synonyms: parieur
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    parieur
    someone who bets
    perdant
    a gambler who loses a bet
    spéculateur
    someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
    gagnant
    a gambler who wins a bet
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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