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player

1 American  
[pley-er] / ˈpleɪ ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that plays.

  2. a person who takes part or is skilled in some game or sport.

  3. a person who plays parts on the stage; an actor.

  4. a performer on a musical instrument.

  5. Informal. a participant, as in a conference or business deal.

  6. a machine or piece of software that reproduces sound or images: a videodisc player;

    a record player;

    a videodisc player;

    a digital media player.

  7. a gambler.

  8. Slang. a person engaged in illicit or illegal activity, especially a pimp.

  9. a mechanical device by which a musical instrument, as a player piano, is played automatically.

Player 2 American  
[pley-er] / ˈpleɪ ər /

noun

  1. Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.

player 1 British  
/ ˈpleɪə /

noun

  1. a person who participates in or is skilled at some game or sport

  2. a person who plays a game or sport professionally

  3. a person who plays a musical instrument

  4. an actor

  5. informal a participant, esp a powerful one, in a particular field of activity

    a leading city player

  6. See record player

  7. the playing mechanism in a Pianola

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Player 2 British  
/ ˈpleɪə /

noun

  1. Gary (ˈɡærɪ). born 1935, South African golfer: winner of nine major championships (1959–78), including the British Open (1959, 1968, 1974)

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Other Word Forms

  • counterplayer noun
  • nonplayer noun
  • self-player noun
  • superplayer noun

Etymology

Origin of player

before 1000; Middle English pleyer, Old English plegere. See play, -er 1

Example Sentences

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No goals in either match tells its own story, but Ipswich Town's George Hirst was the pick of the forward players on show.

From BBC

They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.

From BBC

"We had players who couldn't even find the target."

From BBC

Tuesday's match was an intense affair, with former Manchester United player Tuanzebe only breaking the deadlock in the 100th minute.

From BBC

Foden, meanwhile, just does not look at home as an England player for one so lavishly talented.

From BBC

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