wild card en · NOUN
Meanings
- A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
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A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card.
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of wildcard (“substituted text character”).
alt of wildcard
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of wildcard (“symbol for a generic sound”).
alt of wildcard
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wild cards | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wildcard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wild-card | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (23)
ru джо́кер (special card) · fi villi kortti (competitor or team) · cmn 外卡 (competitor or team) · cmn 赖子 (special card) · ru ди́кая ка́рта (special card) · tr turnuva kartı (competitor or team) · pl dżoker (special card) · ca jòquer (special card) · de Joker (special card) · ro joker (special card) · es comodín (special card) · fi jokeri (special card) · pt curinga (special card) · ca comodí (special card) · ko 와일드카드 (competitor or team) · fr joker (special card) · bg жокер (special card) · ja ワイルドカード (competitor or team) · ro wildcard (competitor or team) · pt jóquer (special card) · hu dzsóker (special card) · pl dzika karta (competitor or team) · sv joker (special card)