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poker player

poker player

20 3.0
A person who plays the card game poker, often as a job
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊkər ˈpleɪər/
translation icon : jugador de póker
  • As a skilled poker player, she knows when to bluff and when to fold.
  • a good poker player
  • a professional poker player
  • a lousy poker player

So just like any good poker player, you can play this one out and say, OK, sounds good.

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Examples

  • Maybe that was what made him such a good poker player.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Yeah, he's one of the all-time great poker players.

    Luckytown (2000)

  • So just like any good poker player, you can play this one out and say, OK, sounds good.

    DoctorRamani

  • I met a guy who was a professional poker player and made a living off it!

    Blog text (33)

  • As a poker player, you of all people know that everything is in the eyes.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Could you teach me to be a great poker player?

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I want to be a professional poker player when I'm older.

    A Good Year (2006)

  • One of the most important skills that every poker player needs is discipline.

    Blog text (6)

  • Anne's actually a fantastic poker player.

    The Oranges (2011)

  • He's also a superb poker player.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

gambler
vspoker player
115 3.4

A person who risks money on games or races hoping to win more

focuses on steady play of one betting card game rather than varied gambling
card player
vspoker player
8 2.0

A person who plays games with cards like poker or bridge

is a regular or professional participant focused on one specific gambling game
gamer
vspoker player
4 3.5

A person who regularly plays board or card games

is mainly active in professional or habitual play of a gambling card game
gamester
vspoker player
  • Archaic
1 7.3

A person who plays games for fun, sport, or money

often plays one specific gambling game professionally or as a regular habit
gamesman
vspoker player
  • Archaic
8.1

A person who plays games for money, for example at a casino

is a regular or professional player of that gambling game

How Skilled

poker player
20 3.0
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

poker player singular
poker players plural

Morphology

poker + player

The compound is fully compositional: 'poker' names the card game and 'player' denotes someone who plays, so a B1 learner who knows both words can immediately infer 'a person who plays poker'. This simple noun+noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern and requires no idiomatic knowledge.

Etymology

Poker player comes from the card game poker, which grew in 19th-century America on riverboats and in saloons where players kept their cards hidden and used a calm face to trick others. So a poker player is 'a person who plays poker' and often someone who can hide or read other people's feelings.