noun
player
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Spieler (der) means 'player' in German. It's masculine; plural is Spieler (same spelling as singular). Watch declension: dative plural adds -n (den Spielern), genitive plural is der Spieler. Nominative singular uses der Spieler. Typical noun, no irregular stem change; no fixed preposition required.
Examples
Der Spieler hat ein Tor geschossen.
The player scored a goal.
Der Trainer lobte den Spieler, weil er im letzten Spiel ein wichtiges Tor erzielte.
The coach praised the player because he scored an important goal in the last match.
Der Spieler schoss das Tor.
The player scored the goal.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a person on a field with a ball — that person is a 'Spieler'
sounds like English 'player' — 'Spiel' = play, so Spieler = player
der (masculine) — think of 'der' as typical for many male role nouns like 'Spieler'
Notes
Masculine form; female form is 'Spielerin'. Plural 'die Spieler'.