| 单词 | player |
| 释义 | player (once / 71 pages) 1n 2n 3n If you like to play anything at all, you’re a player. If you take part in a game or sport, you're a player. If you're a big flirt, you’re a player. Like the kazoo? You’re a kazoo player. Play on! Some players play cards or tennis, and others play roles in theater productions. You could also call a musician a player, like a piano player or a flute player. Vital or influential people (or groups) are sometimes described this way too: "The president called a meeting of all the biggest political players." And finally, there are inanimate players, like music or radio players, or an MP3 player. WORD FAMILYplayer: players+/interplay: interplays/misplay: misplayed, misplaying, misplays/overplay: overplayed, overplaying, overplays/play: counterplay, foreplay, interplay, misplay, overplay, playable, played, player, playful, playing, playlet, plays, replay, underplay/playable: unplayable/playful: playfully, playfulness, unplayful/playfulness: playfulnesses/playing: playings/playlet: playlets/replay: replayed, replaying, replays/underplay: underplayed, underplaying, underplays/unplayful: unplayfully USAGE EXAMPLESMost players want security over a one-year fat paycheck. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) On Monday morning, the NBA announced Wall and Harden as the Eastern and Western Conference players of the week, respectively. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The venue, called Reina, is perched on the Bosporus and is popular with Istanbul’s elite, including musicians and soccer players. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a person who participates in or is skilled at some game Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper participant Henry Louis Aaron United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) Arthur Robert AsheUnited States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) Lawrence Peter BerraUnited States baseball player (born 1925) John Donald BudgeUnited States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) Maureen Catherine ConnollyUnited States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934-1969) James Scott Connorsoutstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952) Margaret CourtAustralian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) Ely CulbertsonUnited States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955) Dwight Filley DavisUnited States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) Joseph Paul DiMaggioUnited States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) Christine Marie EvertUnited States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) Robert James FischerUnited States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943) Henry Louis Gehrigbaseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941) Althea GibsonUnited States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (1927-2003) Stephanie GrafGerman tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) Wayne Gretzkyhigh-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961) William Benjamin HoganUnited States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997) Gordie HoweCanadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928) Edmond HoyleEnglish writer on card games (1672-1769) Robert Tyre JonesUnited States golfer (1902-1971) Anatoli Yevgenevich KarpovRussian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951) Gary WeinsteinAzerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) Billie Jean Moffitt KingUnited States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Viktor Lvovich KorchnoiRussian chess master (born in 1931) Rodney George LaverAustralian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) Ivan LendlUnited States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960) Mickey Charles MantleUnited States baseball player (1931-1997) Willie Howard Mays Jr.United States baseball player (born in 1931) John Joseph McGrawUnited States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) Helen Newington WillsUnited States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) Stanley Frank MusialUnited States baseball player (born in 1920) Martina NavratilovaUnited States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1956) Jack William NicklausUnited States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940) Gregory John NormanAustralian golfer (born in 1955) Robert OrrCanadian hockey player (born 1948) Leroy Robert PaigeUnited States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982) Arnold Daniel PalmerUnited States golfer (born in 1929) Jack Roosevelt RobinsonUnited States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) George Herman RuthUnited States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) Gene SarazenUnited States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999) Monica SelesUnited States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973) Samuel Jackson SneadUnited States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002) Boris Vasilevich SpasskyRussian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937) William Tatem Tilden Jr.United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953) Lee Buck TrevinoUnited States golfer (born in 1939) Virginia WadeEnglish tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945) Theodore Samuel WilliamsUnited States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002) Carl YastrzemskiUnited States baseball player (born in 1939) Danton True YoungUnited States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) ballplayer, baseball player an athlete who plays baseball billiard playersomeone who plays billiards bowlera player who rolls balls down an alley at pins card playersomeone who plays (or knows how to play) card games chess playersomeone who plays the game of chess dart playersomeone who plays the game of darts football player, footballeran athlete who plays American football golf player, golfer, linksmansomeone who plays the game of golf grandmastera player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge hockey player, ice-hockey playeran athlete who plays hockey lacrosse playeran athlete who plays lacrosse MVP, most valuable playerthe player judged to be the most important to the sport playmakera player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score pool playersomeone who shoots pool scorera player who makes a score in a game or contest seed, seeded playerone of the outstanding players in a tournament server(court games) the player who serves to start a point shooter(sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) soccer playeran athlete who plays soccer stringera member of a squad on a team tennis playeran athlete who plays tennis volleyball playersomeone who plays the game of volleyball back(football) a person who plays in the backfield ball carrier, runner(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play base runner, runnera baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) batsman, batter, hitter, slugger(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting blockera football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play bridge player, handa card player in a game of bridge cardholdera player who holds a card or cards in a card game card shark, card sharp, card sharper, cardsharp, cardsharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpya professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games center(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team chess mastera chess player of great skill cornerbacka defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers dealerthe person who distributes the playing cards in a card game drivera golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver elder hand, eldest handthe card player on the dealer's left fieldera member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat football heroa football player who has achieved a reputation for success goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminderthe soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal golf pro, professional golfersomeone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf hackersomeone who plays golf poorly hookera golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers) International Grandmastera chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization kickera player who kicks the football line backer, linebackera defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen linemanone of the players on the line of scrimmage little leaguera player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team big leaguer, major leaguera member of a major-league baseball team medal winner, medalist, medallist(golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament bush leaguer, minor leaguera player on a minor-league baseball team patzera poor chess player hurler, pitcher, twirler(baseball) the person who does the pitching puttera golfer who is putting pass catcher, pass receiver, receivera football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass receiverthe tennis player who receives the serve shufflerthe card player who shuffles the cards slicera golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers) tacklera football player who tackles the ball carrier professional tennis player, tennis prosomeone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis utility mana baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions winga hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side contestant a person who participates in competitions 2n a theatrical performer Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper actor, histrion, role player, thespian Allen Stewart Konigsberg United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) Fred AstaireUnited States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) Maurice BarrymoreUnited States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) Lionel BarrymoreUnited States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) John BarrymoreUnited States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) Humphrey DeForest BogartUnited States film actor (1899-1957) John Wilkes BoothUnited States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) Richard BurbageEnglish actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619) Richard BurtonWelsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) James CagneyUnited States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) Maurice ChevalierFrench actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) Frank CooperUnited States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) Sir Noel Pierce CowardEnglish dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) Hume Blake CronynCanadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003) Harry Lillis CrosbyUnited States singer and film actor (1904-1977) James Byron DeanUnited States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) Robert De NiroUnited States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) Gerard DepardieuFrench film actor (born in 1948) John DrewUnited States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) Douglas Elton FairbanksUnited States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) Henry FondaUnited States film actor (1905-1982) William Clark GableUnited States film actor (1901-1960) David GarrickEnglish actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) Mel Columcille Gerard GibsonAustralian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Arthur John GielgudEnglish actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) Cary GrantUnited States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) Harley Granville-BarkerEnglish actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) Sir Alec GuinnessEnglish stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000) Thomas J. HanksUnited States film actor (born in 1956) Reginald Carey HarrisonEnglish actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) John HemmingeEnglish actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630) Dustin Hoffmanversatile United States film actor (born in 1937) Sir Anthony Philip HopkinsWelsh film actor (born in 1937) Leslie Howard StainerEnglish actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) Asa YoelsonUnited States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) William Henry PrattUnited States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) Edmund KeanEnglish actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833) Joseph Francis KeatonUnited States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) Eugene Curran KellyUnited States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) Charles LaughtonUnited States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962) Lee Yuen KamUnited States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) Jack LemmonUnited States film actor (1925-2001) Harold Clayton LloydUnited States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) Laszlo LowesteinUnited States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) Bela Ferenc BlaskoUnited States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) Alfred LuntUnited States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) E. G. MarshallUnited States actor (1914-1998) Steve MartinUnited States actor and comedian (born in 1945) James Neville MasonEnglish film actor (1909-1984) Robert MitchumUnited States film actor (1917-1997) Dudley Stuart John MooreEnglish actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) Paul Leonard NewmanUnited States film actor (born in 1925) Baron Olivier of BirghtonEnglish actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) Peter Seamus O'TooleBritish actor (born in Ireland in 1932) Sidney PoitierUnited States film actor and director (born in 1927) Charles Robert RedfordUnited States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Sir Ralph David RichardsonBritish stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) Edward Goldenberg RobinsonUnited States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) George C. Scottaward-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) Peter SellersEnglish comic actor (1925-1980) Francis Albert SinatraUnited States singer and film actor (1915-1998) Otis SkinnerUnited States actor (1858-1942) Konstantin Sergeyevich StanislavskyRussian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) James Maitland StewartUnited States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997) Israel StrassbergUnited States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982) Erich von StroheimUnited States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957) Spencer TracyUnited States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) Sir Herbert Beerbohm TreeEnglish actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) Peter Alexander UstinovBritish actor and playwright (1921-2004) Duke WayneUnited States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) George Orson WellesUnited States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) Lucille BallUnited States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) Tallulah Bankheaduninhibited United States actress (1903-1968) Georgiana Emma BarrymoreUnited States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) Ethel BarrymoreUnited States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) Ingrid BergmanSwedish film actress (1915-1982) Henriette Rosine BernardFrench actress (1844-1923) Shirley Temple Blackpopular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) Katherine CornellUnited States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) Joan CrawfordUnited States film actress (1908-1977) Bette DavisUnited States film actress (1908-1989) Maria Magdalene von LoschUnited States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992) Eleonora DuseItalian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924) Jane FondaUnited States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) Lynn FontanneUnited States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983) Greta Louisa GustafssonUnited States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990) Judy GarlandUnited States singer and film actress (1922-1969) Lillian GishUnited States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993) Eleanor GwynneEnglish comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) Harlean CarpenterUnited States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937) Helen Hayesacclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993) Katharine Houghton HepburnUnited States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003) Lena Calhoun HorneUnited States singer and actress (born in 1917) Glenda JacksonEnglish film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936) Princess Grace of MonacoUnited States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) Emilie Charlotte le BretonBritish actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) Gertrude LawrenceEnglish actress (1898-1952) Eva Le GallienneUnited States actress (born in England) (1899-1991) Vivien LeighEnglish film actress (1913-1967) Beatrice LillieBritish actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) Sofia ScicoloneItalian film actress (born in 1934) Marcel MarceauFrench mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) Mary MartinUnited States actress (1913-1990) Anna Amalia MercouriGreek film actress (1925-1994) Norma Jean BakerUnited States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962) Alla NazimovaUnited States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945) Mary PickfordUnited States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979) Virginia Katherine McMathUnited States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995) Moira ShearerScottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) Sarah Kemble SiddonsEnglish actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831) Cornelia Otis SkinnerUnited States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979) Meryl StreepUnited States film actress (born in 1949) Barbra Joan StreisandUnited States singer and actress (born in 1942) Gloria May Josephine SvenssonUnited States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) Jessica TandyUnited States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994) Elizabeth TaylorUnited States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Dame Alice Ellen TerryEnglish actress (1847-1928) Dame Sybil ThorndikeEnglish actress (1882-1976) Ethel WatersUnited States actress and singer (1896-1977) Mae WestUnited States film actress (1892-1980) Natalie WoodUnited States film actress (1938-1981) Loretta YoungUnited States film and television actress (1913-2000) actress a female actor barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouperan actor who travels around the country presenting plays character actoran actor who specializes in playing supporting roles comedianan actor in a comedy ham, ham actoran unskilled actor who overacts heavyan actor who plays villainous roles ingenuean actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl leading manactor who plays the leading male role mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimistan actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression plantan actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience reenactora person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier scene-stealeran actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene movie actor, screen actoran actor who plays a role in a film lead, principal, staran actor who plays a principal role extra, spear carrier, supernumerarya minor actor in crowd scenes tragedianan actor who specializes in tragic roles standby, understudyan actor able to replace a regular performer when required upstagera selfish actor who upstages the other actors walk-onplays a small part in a dramatic production comediennea female actor in a comedy co-starone of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film film star, movie stara star who plays leading roles in the cinema idol, matinee idolsomeone who is adored blindly and excessively leading ladyactress who plays the leading female role starleta young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star TV star, television stara star in a television show tragediennean actress who specializes in tragic roles performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience 3n someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) 2Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper instrumentalist, musician Marian Anderson United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) Louis ArmstrongUnited States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971) Johann Sebastian BachGerman baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750) Pearl Mae BaileyUnited States singer (1918-1990) Bela BartokHungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945) Charles Edward BerryUnited States rock singer (born in 1931) Marc BlitzsteinUnited States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964) Anton BrucknerAustrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896) William ByrdEnglish organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) Maria Meneghini CallasGreek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) Enrico Carusooutstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) Pablo Casalsan outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973) Johnny CashUnited States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003) Maurice ChevalierFrench actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) Frederic Francois ChopinFrench composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) Arcangelo CorelliItalian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713) Francois CouperinFrench composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733) Harry Lillis CrosbyUnited States singer and film actor (1904-1977) Karl CzernyAustrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857) Miles Dewey Davis Jr.United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) Maria Magdalene von LoschUnited States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992) Placido DomingoSpanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) Antoine DominoUnited States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) John DowlandEnglish lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626) Bob DylanUnited States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Edward Kennedy EllingtonUnited States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974) Georges EnescoRomanian violinist and composer (1881-1955) Manuel de FallaSpanish composer and pianist (1876-1946) Eileen FarrellUnited States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002) Ella FitzgeraldUnited States scat singer (1917-1996) Judy GarlandUnited States singer and film actress (1922-1969) John Birks GillespieUnited States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993) Benjamin David GoodmanUnited States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) Stephane GrappelliFrench jazz violinist (1908-1997) Woodrow Wilson GuthrieUnited States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) William John Clifton Haley Jr.United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) Lionel HamptonUnited States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002) George HarrisonEnglish rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001) Coleman HawkinsUnited States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969) James Marshall HendrixUnited States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) Woodrow Charles HermanUnited States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) Dame Myra HessEnglish pianist (1890-1965) Charles Hardin HolleyUnited States rock star (1936-1959) Lena Calhoun HorneUnited States singer and actress (born in 1917) Marilyn HorneUnited States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934) Vladimir HorowitzRussian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989) Julio IglesiasSpanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943) Mahalia JacksonUnited States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972) Michael Joe JacksonUnited States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) Michael Philip JaggerEnglish rock star (born in 1943) Joseph JoachimHungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907) Asa YoelsonUnited States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) Janis JoplinUnited States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970) Riley B KingUnited States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) Fritz KreislerUnited States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962) Wanda LandowskaUnited States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959) Sir Harry MacLennan LauderScottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) Huddie LeadbetterUnited States folk singer and composer (1885-1949) John LennonEnglish rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Jerry Lee LewisUnited States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935) Swedish NightingaleSwedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) Franz LisztHungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) Madonna Louise CicconeUnited States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958) Robert Nesta MarleyJamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981) Dino Paul CrocettiUnited States singer (1917-1995) Sir James Paul McCartneyEnglish rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) John McCormickUnited States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) Helen Porter MitchellAustralian operatic soprano (1861-1931) Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel MelchiorUnited States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) Sir Yehudi MenuhinBritish violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) Ethel MermanUnited States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984) Thelonious Sphere MonkUnited States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982) James Douglas MorrisonUnited States rock singer (1943-1971) Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe MortonUnited States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) Marta Brigit NilssonSwedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) Jessye NormanUnited States operatic soprano (born in 1945) Joseph OliverUnited States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) Roy OrbisonUnited States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988) Ignace Jan PaderewskiPolish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) Niccolo PaganiniItalian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840) Charles Christopher ParkerUnited States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) Luciano PavarottiItalian tenor (born in 1935) Edith Giovanna GassionFrench cabaret singer (1915-1963) Alice-Josephine PonsUnited States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976) Rosa Melba PonselleUnited States soprano (1897-1981) Francis PoulencFrench pianist and composer (1899-1963) Elvis Aron PresleyUnited States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977) Mary Leontyne PriceUnited States operatic soprano (born 1927) Henry PurcellEnglish organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695) Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoffcomposer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943) Paul Bustill RobesonUnited States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) Anton Grigorevich RubinsteinRussian composer and pianist (1829-1894) Arthur RubinsteinUnited States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982) Lillian RussellUnited States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922) Charles Camille Saint-SaensFrench pianist and composer (1835-1921) Artur SchnabelUnited States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951) Clara Josephine SchumannGerman pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896) Ernestine Schumann-HeinkUnited States operatic contralto (1861-1936) Albert SchweitzerFrench philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965) Peter SeegerUnited States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) Andres SegoviaSpanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987) Rudolf SerkinUnited States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991) Ravi ShankarIndian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920) Arthur Jacob ArshawskyUnited States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004) Belle Miriam SilvermanUnited States operatic soprano (born in 1929) Paul SimonUnited States singer and songwriter (born in 1942) Francis Albert SinatraUnited States singer and film actor (1915-1998) Bessie SmithUnited States blues singer (1894-1937) Kathryn Elizabeth SmithUnited States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) Richard Starkeyrock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) Isaac SternUnited States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) Barbra Joan StreisandUnited States singer and actress (born in 1942) Dame Joan SutherlandAustralian operatic soprano (born in 1926) Thomas TallisEnglish organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585) Arthur TatumUnited States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) Renata TebaldiItalian operatic soprano (born in 1922) Dame Kiri Janette Te KanawaNew Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) Helen TraubelUnited States operatic soprano (1903-1972) Sarah VaughanUnited States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990) Antonio Lucio VivaldiItalian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741) Thomas Wright WallerUnited States jazz musician (1904-1943) Ethel WatersUnited States actress and singer (1896-1977) Hiram King WilliamsUnited States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953) Tammy Wynetter PughUnited States country singer (1942-1998) Lester Willis YoungUnited States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) Efrem ZimbalistUnited States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985) Pinchas ZukermanIsraeli violinist (born in 1948) accompanist, accompanyist a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) accordionista musician who plays the accordion bandsmana player in a band (especially a military band) bassista musician who play the bass viol bassoonista musician who plays the bassoon bell ringersomeone who plays musical handbells carillonneura musician who plays a carillon cellist, violoncellistsomeone who plays a violoncello clarinetist, clarinettista musician who plays the clarinet flautist, flute player, flutistsomeone who plays the flute gambista musician who performs upon the viola da gamba guitar player, guitarista musician who plays the guitar harmoniser, harmonizera musician who sings or plays in harmony harper, harpistsomeone who plays the harp harpsichordistsomeone who plays the harpsichord hornista musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn) jazz musician, jazzmana musician who plays or composes jazz music keyboardista musician who plays a keyboard instrument koto playera musician who plays the koto lutanist, lutenist, lutista musician who plays the lute oboista musician who plays the oboe organista person who plays an organ percussionista musician who plays percussion instruments pianist, piano playera person who plays the piano bagpiper, pipersomeone who plays the bagpipe recorder playersomeone who plays the recorder rhythm and blues musiciana performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music rock 'n' roll musician, rockera performer or composer or fan of rock music saxist, saxophonista musician who plays the saxophone singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizera person who sings sitar playera musician who plays the sitar soloista musician who performs a solo trombone player, trombonista musician who plays the trombone cornetist, trumpetera musician who plays the trumpet or cornet vibist, vibraphonista musician who plays the vibraphone fiddler, violinista musician who plays the violin violista musician who plays the viola altoa singer whose voice lies in the alto clef alto saxophonist, altoista musician who plays the alto saxophone baritone, barytonea male singer bass, bassoan adult male singer with the lowest voice buglersomeone who plays a bugle canarya female singer caroler, carollera singer of carols castratoa male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice choristera singer in a choir contraltoa woman singer having a contralto voice balladeer, croonera singer of popular ballads cymbalista performer on the cymbals drummersomeone who plays a drum folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadoura singer of folk songs hummera singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words lieder singera singer of lieder madrigalista singer of madrigals opera star, operatic starsinger of lead role in an opera pipe majorthe chief piper in a band of bagpipes rappersomeone who performs rap music recitalista musician who gives recitals rock stara famous singer of rock music songstera person who sings sopranoa female singer syncopatora musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band) tenoran adult male with a tenor voice tenor saxophonist, tenorista musician who plays the tenor saxophone thrusha woman who sings popular songs torch singera singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs voice(metonymy) a singer warblera singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song xylophonistsomeone who plays a xylophone yodellera singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs) performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience n an important participant (as in a business deal) 3he was a major player in setting up the corporation Hyper participant someone who takes part in an activity n a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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