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player of the match

player of the match noun: best player in a match.

Noun

player of the match

  1. Best player in a match.
    • The cheers that greeted Kildunne's player of the match award from the 25,478-strong crowd were just as loud.2025 September 20, Mike Henson, “Kildunne stars as England see off France to make final”, in BBC Sport

Origin of player of the match

From previous man of the match

Questions about player of the match

What does player of the match mean?
Player of the match means best player in a match.
What part of speech is player of the match?
Player of the match is a noun.

Words near player of the match in the dictionary

  1. player character
  2. player characters
  3. player escort
  4. player hater
  5. player haters
  6. player of the match
  7. player piano
  8. player pianos
  9. player versus environment
  10. player versus player
  11. player vs player

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