Phrase guide

hockey player

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An ice hockey player.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A field hockey player.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an athlete who plays hockey

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ice-hockey player

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: athlete, jock, player, participant

Narrower terms: center, goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, wing, Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky, Howe, Gordie Howe, Gordon Howe, Orr, Bobby Orr, Robert Orr

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: hokejist — ice hockey player
  • Czech: lední hokejista — ice hockey player
  • Dutch: ijshockeyer — ice hockey player
  • Dutch: ijshockeyster — ice hockey player
  • Dutch: ijshockeyspeler — ice hockey player
  • Dutch: ijshockeyspeelster — ice hockey player
  • French: hockeyeur — ice hockey player
  • French: hockeyeuse — ice hockey player
  • Hungarian: jégkorongozó — ice hockey player
  • Italian: discatore — ice hockey player
  • Japanese: アイスホッケー選手 (aisu hokkē senshu) — ice hockey player
  • Korean: 아이스하키 선수 (aiseuhaki seonsu) — ice hockey player
  • Macedonian: хокеар (hokear) — ice hockey player
  • Macedonian: хокеист (hokeist) — ice hockey player
  • Serbo-Croatian: хокејаш — ice hockey player
  • Serbo-Croatian: hokejaš — ice hockey player
  • Ukrainian: хокеї́ст (xokejíst) — ice hockey player
  • Ukrainian: хокеї́стка (xokejístka) — ice hockey player
  • Dutch: hockeyer — field hockey player
  • Dutch: hockeyster — field hockey player
  • Dutch: hockeyspeler — field hockey player
  • Dutch: hockeyspeelster — field hockey player
  • French: hockeyeur — field hockey player
  • French: hockeyeuse — field hockey player
  • Ukrainian: хокеї́ст (xokejíst) — field hockey player
  • Ukrainian: хокеї́стка (xokejístka) — field hockey player