Phrase guide

rugby player

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who plays rugby, especially professionally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: rugbyspeler — one who plays rugby
  • Armenian: ռեգբիստ (ṙegbist) — one who plays rugby
  • Basque: errugbilari — one who plays rugby
  • Belarusian: рэгбі́ст (rehbíst) — one who plays rugby
  • Belarusian: рэгбі́стка (rehbístka) — one who plays rugby
  • Bulgarian: ръгби́ст (rǎgbíst) — one who plays rugby
  • Bulgarian: ръгби́стка (rǎgbístka) — one who plays rugby
  • Catalan: jugador de rugbi — one who plays rugby
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橄欖球運動員 /橄榄球运动员 — one who plays rugby
  • Czech: ragbista — one who plays rugby
  • Czech: ragbistka — one who plays rugby
  • Danish: rugbyspiller — one who plays rugby
  • Dutch: rugbyspeler — one who plays rugby
  • Dutch: rugbyspeelster — one who plays rugby
  • Dutch: rugbyer — one who plays rugby
  • Dutch: rugbyster — one who plays rugby
  • Estonian: ragbimängija — one who plays rugby
  • Finnish: rugbynpelaaja — one who plays rugby
  • French: joueur de rugby — one who plays rugby
  • French: joueuse de rugby — one who plays rugby
  • French: rugbyman — one who plays rugby
  • French: rugbywoman — one who plays rugby
  • Georgian: რაგბისტი (ragbisṭi) — one who plays rugby
  • Georgian: რაგბის მოთამაშე (ragbis motamaše) — one who plays rugby
  • German: Rugbyspieler — one who plays rugby
  • German: Rugbyspielerin — one who plays rugby
  • Hungarian: rögbijátékos — one who plays rugby
  • Italian: rugbista — one who plays rugby
  • Japanese: ラグビー選手 (ragubī senshu) — one who plays rugby
  • Japanese: ラガーマン (ragā-man) — one who plays rugby
  • Kazakh: регбиші (regbişı) — one who plays rugby
  • Korean: 럭비 선수 (reokbi seonsu) — one who plays rugby
  • Latvian: regbists — one who plays rugby
  • Latvian: regbiste — one who plays rugby
  • Lithuanian: règbininkas — one who plays rugby
  • Lithuanian: règbininkė — one who plays rugby
  • Macedonian: рагбист (ragbist) — one who plays rugby
  • Macedonian: рагбистка (ragbistka) — one who plays rugby
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rugbyspiller — one who plays rugby
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rugbyspeller — one who plays rugby
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rugbyspelar — one who plays rugby
  • Portuguese: jogador m de rúgbi — one who plays rugby
  • Portuguese: râguebi — one who plays rugby
  • Portuguese: rugby — one who plays rugby
  • Romanian: rugbist — one who plays rugby
  • Romanian: rugbistă — one who plays rugby
  • Russian: регби́ст (regbíst) — one who plays rugby
  • Russian: регби́стка (regbístka) — one who plays rugby
  • Serbo-Croatian: рагбијаш — one who plays rugby
  • Serbo-Croatian: ragbijaš — one who plays rugby
  • Slovak: ragbista — one who plays rugby
  • Slovak: ragbistaka — one who plays rugby
  • Spanish: rugbista — one who plays rugby
  • Spanish: rugbier — one who plays rugby
  • Swedish: rugbyspelare — one who plays rugby
  • Ukrainian: регбі́ст (rehbíst) — one who plays rugby
  • Ukrainian: регбі́стка (rehbístka) — one who plays rugby