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poker
Noun
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Poker is a group of card games that involve trying to get a good hand of cards. Usually there is some betting, and people give or take cards to try to build a better hand.
The three of us play poker every Friday night, and the loser buys drinks.
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A poker, which people also call a fire poker or fire iron, is something people use in a fire. They use it to move around the ashes so that the fire keeps burning well, and they use it to move coals back to the middle of the fire.
player
Noun
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Someone taking part in a sport or game.
Tom watched as the players walked on to the field.
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Someone who makes music on a musical instrument.
The piano player had long fingers.
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An actor, in particular on a theatre stage.
The players are all on the stage.
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A machine that plays music recordings or movies.
The record player is broken
This CD player was expensive.
Peter bought a DVD player yesterday.