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card-playing

card-playing

1 3.0
A person who often plays card games for fun or money
  • adjective
  • /kɑrdˌpleɪɪŋ/
translation icon : jugar a las cartas
  • I drop into the club and watch the card-playing, just order a glass of water to prove how marvellously I resist temptation.

Examples

  • The card-playing enthusiasts gathered at the community center for their weekly tournament.

  • Every Saturday night, the group enjoys card-playing while sharing stories and snacks.

  • And so part of card playing, of course, is moving cards from to and from the private workspace, from the social workspace.

  • It would collapse and he'd, you know, curse and then the card playing would resume.

  • At family gatherings, the card-playing can get quite competitive, especially during poker night.

Synonyms

sporting
vscard-playing
  • Archaic
1 6.7

Living a life of gambling and betting

focuses specifically on playing with a deck rather than broad pleasure pursuits
gambling
vscard-playing
4.3

A person who often places bets or plays games to try to win money

is devoted to playing games with a deck for pleasure or stakes

Surface Forms

card-playing positive

Morphology

card-playing = card + play (transparent) = card + play

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'card' + 'play(ing)', so learners who know 'card' and 'play' can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Card-playing comes from the parts card and play: card comes from a French word 'carte' meaning 'paper', and play means 'to take part in a game'. So, card-playing simply means taking part in games with cards, often for fun or to try to win money.