table tennis player

Spin-serving competitor

A table tennis player is someone who plays table tennis, the indoor sport where opponents hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a net on a rectangular table using small paddles.

The term covers everyone from casual recreational players to elite competitors: She's been a serious table tennis player since college.

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sport/activity type

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Court sport athlete

weightlifter · sumo wrestler · rugby player · couch potato · polo player

participant role

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Admirer or air mover

athletic engagement

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Habitual sedentary TV watcher

spectator · sports fan · armchair athlete

Family

table, tennis, player, tables, tabled, tabling, tabular, tabulate, tabulation

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G