playernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpleɪ.ər/us/ˈpleɪ.ɚ/player noun [ C ] (GAME)
A1 someone who takes part in a game or sport:
Each player takes three cards.
The team has many talented players.
someone who is very involved in an activity or organization:
She was a leading/key player in the reorganization of the health service.
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- He's currently the best defensive player on the team.
- That was an impressive performance from such a young tennis player.
- A good snooker player takes time deciding which shot to play.
- She's the youngest player ever to get through to a semifinal.
- Some very high-profile British players have transferred to clubs abroad.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- defence
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scratch
- sprint
- underdog
- winger
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Supporters, members & defenders
player noun [ C ] (ACTING)
old use an actor
used in the names of some theatre companies:
the Shakespeare Players
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Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
- act
- actor
- actress
- all-star
- cast
- chorus
- film star
- frontman
- lead 1
- luvvy
- matinee idol
- megastar
- mime artist
- movie star
- stooge
- straight man
- stuntman
- stuntwoman
- superstar
- understudy
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player noun [ C ] (SOUNDS/PICTURES)
A2 a person who plays a musical instrument:
a recorder/piano player
A2 a machine for playing music, sound, or pictures:
a CD/DVD player
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Musicians
- accompanist
- arrange
- bandleader
- bandmaster
- bandsman
- drummer
- fiddler
- flautist
- flutist
- guitarist
- oboist
- one-hit wonder
- one-man band
- organ grinder
- organist
- soloist
- timpanist
- trombone
- trumpeter
- violinist
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Audio & video equipment