player

noun

play·er ˈplā-ər How to pronounce player (audio)

: one that plays: such as

: a person who plays a game

a baseball player

a chess player

She's one of the team's best players.

: a person who plays a musical instrument

a piano player

: actor

… what drew these audiences was the emergence of the movie star from the ranks of the wholly anonymous players of a decade earlier.

David Nasaw

: a device that reproduces recorded material (such as video images or music) from a usually specified medium

a CD player

: one actively involved especially in a competitive field or process : participant

a key player in politics

or less commonly playa, US slang : a person and especially a man who has many lovers

Handsome and a well-paid professional, Keith, 35, chose to be a player, juggling a series of relatively brief and sometimes over-lapping intimate relationships with women.

Michel Marriott

This album has a lot of sexual references. It's almost like Bobby's … a playa.

Elliott Wilson

Note: The variant playa is more common in transcribed speech.

Example Sentences

She's one of the team's best players. The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play. Piano players are called pianists.

Recent Examples on the Web Immediately afterward, the Dream Academy player can be seen falling to the floor.

Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player’s agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other.

Eric Tucker, Chron, 15 Sep. 2022 Perhaps the hottest player in the field is Arizona State University graduate James Leow, who steamrolled Evan Beck 8 & 7 to advance to the round of 16.

Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Talk turned to Gorham’s serious ambitions, and how Byredo would now become a major player in the luxury beauty space.

Celia Ellenberg, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 Griner, the famous WNBA player, was arrested in February on drug charges and sentences to nine years in prison.

ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 The young chess player was also banned from Chess.com and uninvited from the Global Championship, according to the Guardian.

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022 Both Louisville and Kentucky are pursuing combo guard DJ Wagner, the No. 1 player in the country in the high school class of 2023 according to 247Sports Composite.

Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player's agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other, according to the official.

Eric Tucker, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022 See More

player

noun

as in instrumentalist

a person who plays a musical instrument a horn player

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

instrumentalist
musician
artist
performer
soloist
virtuoso
organist
violinist
drummer
guitarist
pianist
saxophonist
minstrel
keyboardist
maestro
recitalist
picker
flutist
percussionist
symphonist
trombonist
clarinetist
harpist
hornist
clarinettist
trumpeter
bassoonist
flautist
accompanist
oboist
accordionist
fiddler
violist
cornettist
cornetist
piper
reedman
organ-grinder

as in actor

one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show) a troupe of players used to give performances on the town green

Synonyms & Similar Words

actor
performer
actress
entertainer
thespian
star
impersonator
trouper
comedian
enactor
starlet
mummer
thesp
coactor
double
leading man
personator
leading lady
walk-on
spear-carrier
lead
supernumerary
poser
extra
barnstormer
prima donna
understudy
monologuist
costar
mime
stooge
imitator
clown
farceur
buffoon
masquerader
tragedian
impressionist
monologist
tragedienne
mimic
scene-stealer
pantomime
pantomimist
harlequin
ape
aper
masker
ham
zany

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonactor

as in participant

one who takes part in something a significant player in the negotiations

Synonyms & Similar Words

participant
participator
actor
partner
sharer
party
assistant
partaker
accessory
aide
helper
colleague
accessary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

spectator
observer
nonparticipant
bystander
watcher
onlooker
wallflower
looker-on

单词	player
释义	player noun play·er ˈplā-ər : one that plays: such as a : a person who plays a game a baseball player a chess player She's one of the team's best players. b : a person who plays a musical instrument a piano player c : actor … what drew these audiences was the emergence of the movie star from the ranks of the wholly anonymous players of a decade earlier. David Nasaw d : a device that reproduces recorded material (such as video images or music) from a usually specified medium a CD player e : one actively involved especially in a competitive field or process : participant a key player in politics f or less commonly playa, US slang : a person and especially a man who has many lovers Handsome and a well-paid professional, Keith, 35, chose to be a player, juggling a series of relatively brief and sometimes over-lapping intimate relationships with women. Michel Marriott This album has a lot of sexual references. It's almost like Bobby's … a playa. Elliott Wilson Note: The variant playa is more common in transcribed speech. Synonyms instrumentalist musician See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She's one of the team's best players. The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play. Piano players are called pianists. Recent Examples on the Web Immediately afterward, the Dream Academy player can be seen falling to the floor. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player’s agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other. Eric Tucker, Chron, 15 Sep. 2022 Perhaps the hottest player in the field is Arizona State University graduate James Leow, who steamrolled Evan Beck 8 & 7 to advance to the round of 16. Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Talk turned to Gorham’s serious ambitions, and how Byredo would now become a major player in the luxury beauty space. Celia Ellenberg, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 Griner, the famous WNBA player, was arrested in February on drug charges and sentences to nine years in prison. ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 The young chess player was also banned from Chess.com and uninvited from the Global Championship, according to the Guardian. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022 Both Louisville and Kentucky are pursuing combo guard DJ Wagner, the No. 1 player in the country in the high school class of 2023 according to 247Sports Composite. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player's agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other, according to the official. Eric Tucker, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing player bit player most valuable player player piano team player record player tape player bit player most valuable player player piano team player record player tape player Kids Definition player noun play·er ˈplā-ər 1 : a person who participates in a game 2 : a person who produces sound on a musical instrument 3 : a device that reproduces sounds or video images that have been recorded (as on magnetic tape or a hard drive) player noun 1 as in instrumentalist a person who plays a musical instrument a horn player Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance instrumentalist musician artist performer soloist virtuoso organist violinist drummer guitarist pianist saxophonist minstrel keyboardist maestro recitalist picker flutist percussionist symphonist trombonist clarinetist harpist hornist clarinettist trumpeter bassoonist flautist accompanist oboist accordionist fiddler violist cornettist cornetist piper reedman organ-grinder 2 as in actor one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show) a troupe of players used to give performances on the town green Synonyms & Similar Words actor performer actress entertainer thespian star impersonator trouper comedian enactor starlet mummer thesp coactor double leading man personator leading lady walk-on spear-carrier lead supernumerary poser extra barnstormer prima donna understudy monologuist costar mime stooge imitator clown farceur buffoon masquerader tragedian impressionist monologist tragedienne mimic scene-stealer pantomime pantomimist harlequin ape aper masker ham zany Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonactor 3 as in participant one who takes part in something a significant player in the negotiations Synonyms & Similar Words participant participator actor partner sharer party assistant partaker accessory aide helper colleague accessary Antonyms & Near Antonyms spectator observer nonparticipant bystander watcher onlooker wallflower looker-on See More
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player

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