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Definition of Tennis player
1. Noun. An athlete who plays tennis.
Specialized synonyms: Receiver, Professional Tennis Player, Tennis Pro
Specialized synonyms: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe, Ashe, Budge, Don Budge, John Donald Budge, Connolly, Little Mo Connolly, Maureen Catherine Connolly, Connors, James Scott Connors, Jimmy Conors, Court, Margaret Court, Davis, Dwight Davis, Dwight Filley Davis, Chris Evert, Chrissie Evert, Christine Marie Evert, Evert, Althea Gibson, Gibson, Graf, Steffi Graf, Stephanie Graf, Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King, King, Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver, Ivan Lendl, Lendl, Helen Newington Wills, Helen Wills, Helen Wills Moody, Moody, Martina Navratilova, Navratilova, Monica Seles, Seles, Big Bill Tilden, Tilden, William Tatem Tilden Jr., Virginia Wade, Wade
Definition of Tennis player
1. Noun. A person who plays tennis, especially professionally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tennis Player
Literary usage of Tennis player
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1873)
"SPOUTING INTELLIGENCE: — - tennis player, Death of Papa Barre the Celebrated
Parisian, 1 ml j 6 « • Acceptances for the Spring Handicaps, 6 / - Athletic ..."
2. ... Characters and Passages from Note-books by Samuel Butler (1908)
"A TENNIS-PLAYER IS a very civil Gentleman, that never keeps a racket, but a racket
keeps him. He is always striking himself good or bad luck, ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"Was the “ last gallery” on the hazard side ever called “the hazard “P Could this
be proved, we may be able 10 write Shakepeare a tennis player after all. ..."
4. Tennis by John Moyer Heathcote, Edward Oliver Pleydell-Bouverie, Arthur Campbell Ainger (1890)
"A lawn-tennis player achieves this rapidity of stroke by playing with the ...
If the tennis player is to attain such a stroke, he must abandon that which ..."
5. Specimens of the Poets and Poetry of Greece and Rome edited by William Peter (1847)
"LOVE nets the tennis-player's part, And throws to thee my panting heart; Heliodora !
ere it fall, Let Desire catch swift the ball ..."
6. Tennis by John Moyer Heathcote, Edward Oliver Pleydell-Bouverie, Arthur Campbell Ainger (1890)
"Now the tennis player will soon attain accuracy both of strength and also of ...
A lawn-tennis player achieves this rapidity of stroke by playing with the ..."
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