player
a person or thing that plays.
a person who takes part or is skilled in some game or sport.
a person who plays parts on the stage; an actor.
a performer on a musical instrument.
Informal. a participant, as in a conference or business deal.
a machine or piece of software that reproduces sound or images: a record player; a videodisc player; a digital media player.
a gambler.
Slang. a person engaged in illicit or illegal activity, especially a pimp.
a mechanical device by which a musical instrument, as a player piano, is played automatically.
Origin of player
1Other words from player
- coun·ter·play·er, noun
- non·play·er, noun
- self-player, noun
- su·per·play·er, noun
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Other definitions for Player (2 of 2)
Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.
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How to use player in a sentence
In every turn of the game, both players flip over and reveal the top card of their deck.
His players considered boycotting a playoff game in 2014 after audio tapes featuring former owner Donald Sterling were revealed.
Athletes, from the NBA to tennis stars, are striking to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake | kdunn6 | August 27, 2020 | FortuneBreanna Stewart has been, by a pretty clear measure, the most valuable player in the league as a whole so far.
There’s No WNBA All-Star Game This Year, But We Picked The Rosters Anyway | Howard Megdal | August 26, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIf players have gotten sick of one another, expect it to only get worse in the coming weeks.
In the first, a player takes actions, such as moving animals to let them mate or obtaining money.
The board game Endangered shows just how hard conservation can be | Sarah Zielinski | August 21, 2020 | Science News
Dora is seen getting dressed as a mermaid by a cursor being manned by some omniscient game player.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBy setting no goals, the player must find their own purpose.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that gets to the heart of what makes the game so incredible: By staying silent, it turns the player into the game master.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art | Alec Kubas-Meyer | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he is awarded player of the Match while competing for India in England, he is given champagne at the ceremony.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis accuser was smeared and demeaned, and a star football player was allowed to keep on playing.
Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star | Robert Silverman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe player to his right holds eight, the player to his left has only six—the right side wins, the left side loses.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe croupier pushes the seven hundred and forty pounds of the unlucky player a foot nearer to the bank.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsBut "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHowever, I have felt some comfort in knowing that it is not Liszt's genius alone that makes him such a player.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayIn the conservatory he seemed to be a very passionate player; but, somehow, in public that was not the case.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for player (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpleɪə) /
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game or sport
a person who plays a game or sport professionally
a person who plays a musical instrument
an actor
informal a participant, esp a powerful one, in a particular field of activity: a leading city player
See record player
the playing mechanism in a Pianola
British Dictionary definitions for Player (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpleɪə) /
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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