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role players

role players is the plural of role player.

Meaning of role player

Noun

role player (plural role players)

  1. A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
    • The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat because their team had solid role players like J.J. Barea and Shawn Marion.
  2. One of the ten classifications of necrophilia based on the increasing severity of the disorder as defined by the American forensic psychologist Anil Aggrawal (Class I).

Questions about role players

What is role players the plural of?
Role players is the plural of role player.

Words near role players in the dictionary

  1. role model
  2. role models
  3. role play
  4. role played
  5. role player
  6. role players
  7. role playing
  8. role playing game
  9. role playing games
  10. role playings
  11. role plays

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