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golf player

golf player

1 1.0
A person who plays golf for fun or as a job
  • noun
  • /ɡɔlf ˈpleɪər/
translation icon : golfista
  • Many young athletes aspire to be a successful golf player like Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods.

Examples

  • We selected these parks because our analysis of the earlier survey of disc golfers revealed that the overwhelming majority of disc golf players were white.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Survey data regarding disc golf players were collected in the summer of 2008.

    Academic text (2013)
  • His second wife is an American from Dallas, and she was a nationally ranked golf player.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Born on June 16, 1970, Phil Michelson is an American professional golf player with a net worth of $46.5 million.

    Blog text (18)
  • The first survey was administered to disc golf players to create a profile of individuals who participate in the sport, determine why they play, and understand how the sport diffuses at the individual level.

    Academic text (2013)
  • She has always dreamed of becoming a professional golf player and competing in major tournaments.

  • The local club hosts a championship every year to celebrate the best golf players in the area.

Synonyms

golfer
vsgolf player
98 1.0

A person who plays golf for fun or as a job

has identical meaning but is a two-word phrase rather than the single-word form

How Skilled

golf player
1 1.0
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

golf player singular
golf players plural

Morphology

golf + player

The meaning 'a person who plays the sport of golf' is directly and compositionally derived from 'golf' (the sport) + 'player' (one who plays), following a common noun+noun agent formation. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.

Etymology

Golf player comes from the sport name golf and the word player, which creates the picture of someone on the course hitting a ball with a club. That's why it means 'a person who plays the sport of golf'.