Meaning & use
super player
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Meanings
nouncountableinformal
An exceptionally skilled person in a sport, game, or other competitive activity.
Grammar: Countable noun: a super player, several super players.
Patterns
- a super player
- become a super player
After years of training, she became a super player on the national team.
He's a super player at chess and rarely loses a match.
The coach said the young goalkeeper could be a super player one day.
nouncountableinformalbusiness
A very important or powerful person in a business, market, or organization.
Grammar: Countable noun, often followed by 'in': a super player in the market.
Patterns
- a super player in something
- a super player in the industry
The company is now a super player in online shopping.
Several super players in the tech industry attended the meeting.
Analysts wonder which super player will buy the smaller firm.
Word forms
| plural | super players |
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Common combinations
- a super player in the market
- The brand is a super player in the smartphone market.
- become a super player
- The club hopes he will become a super player.
- a super player at chess
- She is a super player at chess and has won many titles.
- one of the super players
- He is one of the super players in world football.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- superstar noun
- A very famous and successful performer or athlete.
- superpower noun
- A country or organization with great influence.
Commonly confused: super player or superpower?
super player vs superpower
A 'superpower' is a powerful country or an extraordinary ability, not a skilled person in a game.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'super player' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Super player' is a countable noun, so 'a super player' fits in option 0. The other options try to use it as a verb or add 'very' directly before a noun.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “super player”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.