major player
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3.8
- noun
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actor principal
- Global Fund is a major player in financing in country activities in AIDS, TB and malaria.
- become major players
- emerge as major players
- major player in trade
Where I met all the major players of the game.
- Where I met all the major players of the game.
- who's the boss, but he's a major player there as well.
- Jacques Heim isn't a well known name these days, but was a major player in fashion for decades.
- At that time, Sweden and Denmark are major powers, major players on on the scene.
- So I, I think in the long run they'll be two or three major players.
- So first of all, who are the major players in creating chronic inflammation in the brain and body?
- The Big Little CPU revolution is now advancing rapidly, with ARM, ALE, and Intel all being major players.
- You know, to go to your point, Matt, we act as if, you know, the US acts as if we are the major player in all of this.
- And, and you can see that they have made themselves into a major player in a Finnish innovation ecosystem with very limited support from government.
- Yelp is a major player in the world of online reviews because a lot of other platforms use an API to use Yelps reviews, but also because Yelp has amazing SEO.
- And she claimed to me that she had hard evidence involving very major players, some of whom we've been discussing.
- But you're going to see some major players there because this is really, you know, they call this Doctor Phil's network, but it's really Doctor Phil and friends.
Examples
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Minister, this man is a major player in one of the most dangerous and powerful organizations...
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The United States is now a major player in the Iraqi oil business.
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The British were major players, of course as well.
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All the major players are at the table.
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Historically, Russia has frequently been a major player in the energy game.
Academic text (1999) -
In contrast, the private sector grew, with some setbacks, and became a major player in urban employment.
Academic text (2001) -
The decade of the 1980s saw community colleges emerge as a major player in employment, training, and literacy programs.
Academic text (1994) -
However, China and India have become major players in global trade precisely by pursuing strictly nationalist strategies of development.
Academic text (2008) -
And the claim that Zubaydah was a major player was the main justification they gave to the Justice Department for needing to go harder.
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The game immediately established the Japanese as a major player in the world of video games.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who is important and active in a particular area
126
4.0
A very important and influential person in a field
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3.9
A person who is important and powerful in a job or field
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4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
50
1.8
A person whose actions or words change what happens for many people
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3.5
A famous and important person or group in one area
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3.2
An important person who helps decide what happens in a group
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3.8
An important person who is treated as successful or powerful
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6.8
A very important event, thing, or person that matters a lot
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7.0
The most important person who controls a group or activity
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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2.5
A person with great power or status who gets special treatment
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3.6
An important person in a group or organization who has power
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2.0
A team member who is the best and most important
12
3.8
An important person who plays the main role in a group or event
12
4.9
A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
11
3.7
A company or person most important in a business field
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5.1
An important person with power in a company or field
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5.3
A person who is very important in a group or company
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9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
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5.5
A person who is respected and helps shape a group's ideas or work
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6.0
A person who plays a very important role in a team or project
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8.1
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
1
2.5
An important person who is well known in a field
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8.6
An important person with power in a group or area
1
8.2
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
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5.6
An important person who has a lot of power in a group
A very large company, organization, or person that dominates an industry
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a direct composition of 'major' (important) + 'player' (participant/actor), yielding 'an important participant or actor in a field.' This adj+noun pattern and the metaphorical use of 'player' as an actor in a domain is common and predictable cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
Major player comes from sports: a player takes part in a game and a major one is a big, leading player who helps control what happens. So, calling a person or company a major player means they are 'important' or 'influential' in that area.