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marquee players

marquee players is the plural of marquee player.

Meaning of marquee player

Noun

marquee player (plural marquee players)

  1. An outstanding athlete popular with audiences.
    • Without a doubt, Brees was a marquee player. Before the season even started 10 or 11 of our games already were designated as television games.2006, Joe Tiller with Tom Kubat, Tiller: Not Your Average Joe, Champaign, IL: Sports Pub, →ISBN
  2. A player whose salary is exempt from capping.

Questions about marquee players

What is marquee players the plural of?
Marquee players is the plural of marquee player.

Words near marquee players in the dictionary

  1. Marquart
  2. Marquarts
  3. marque
  4. marquee
  5. marquee player
  6. marquee players
  7. marquee value
  8. marqueed
  9. marqueeing
  10. marqueelike
  11. marquees

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