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

players

noun

plural of player

as in instrumentalists

a person who plays a musical instrument a horn player

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

instrumentalists
musicians
artists
performers
organists
soloists
drummers
violinists
guitarists
virtuosos
virtuosi
pianists
keyboardists
saxophonists
minstrels
percussionists
recitalists
clarinetists
violists
flutists
trombonists
oboists
maestros
accompanists
flautists
hornists
accordionists
clarinettists
symphonists
pickers
harpists
fiddlers
trumpeters
cornetists
pipers
bassoonists
cornettists
maestri
reedmen
organ-grinders

as in actors

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

actors
performers
actresses
entertainers
thespians
troupers
comedians
thesps
impersonators
mummers
stars
starlets
enactors
coactors
supernumeraries
leading men
personators
barnstormers
leading ladies
walk-ons
spear-carriers
monologuists
extras
co-actors
monologists
tragedians
costars
posers
doubles
co-stars
masqueraders
clowns
understudies
buffoons
imitators
prima donnas
impressionists
harlequins
stooges
hams
farceurs
pantomimists
leads
apers
tragediennes
scene-stealers
mimes
maskers
apes
zanies
pantomimes
mimics

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonactors

as in participants

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

participants
participators
actors
partners
parties
sharers
assistants
partakers
helpers
colleagues
accessories
aides
accessaries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

observers
spectators
bystanders
onlookers
nonparticipants
watchers
lookers-on
wallflowers

单词	players
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) players noun plural of player 1 as in instrumentalists a person who plays a musical instrument a horn player Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance instrumentalists musicians artists performers organists soloists drummers violinists guitarists virtuosos virtuosi pianists keyboardists saxophonists minstrels percussionists recitalists clarinetists violists flutists trombonists oboists maestros accompanists flautists hornists accordionists clarinettists symphonists pickers harpists fiddlers trumpeters cornetists pipers bassoonists cornettists maestri reedmen organ-grinders 2 as in actors 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 actors performers actresses entertainers thespians troupers comedians thesps impersonators mummers stars starlets enactors coactors supernumeraries leading men personators barnstormers leading ladies walk-ons spear-carriers monologuists extras co-actors monologists tragedians costars posers doubles co-stars masqueraders clowns understudies buffoons imitators prima donnas impressionists harlequins stooges hams farceurs pantomimists leads apers tragediennes scene-stealers mimes maskers apes zanies pantomimes mimics Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonactors 3 as in participants one who takes part in something a significant player in the negotiations Synonyms & Similar Words participants participators actors partners parties sharers assistants partakers helpers colleagues accessories aides accessaries Antonyms & Near Antonyms observers spectators bystanders onlookers nonparticipants watchers lookers-on wallflowers See More
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player

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Phrases Containing player

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