player

[ pley-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that plays.

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

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

  2. a performer on a musical instrument.

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

  4. a machine or piece of software that reproduces sound or images: a record player; a videodisc player; a digital media player.

  5. a gambler.

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

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

Origin of player

1
before 1000; Middle English pleyer, Old English plegere. See play, -er1

Other 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)

Player
[ pley-er ]

noun
  1. Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.

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British Dictionary definitions for player (1 of 2)

player

/ (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

  1. a person who plays a musical instrument

  2. an actor

  3. informal a participant, esp a powerful one, in a particular field of activity: a leading city player

  4. the playing mechanism in a Pianola

British Dictionary definitions for Player (2 of 2)

Player

/ (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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