player
n.
actor; sports player, athlete; one who plays a musical instrument; trifler, one who trifles, one who amuses himself; idler, lazy person, unproductive person; machine that reproduces sound or image (such as: cassette player, CD player record player, video player etc.); (Slang) gigolo; (Slang) gambler
Player
player
Noun
1. a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
(synonym) participant
(hypernym) contestant
(hyponym) ballplayer, baseball player
(derivation) play
2. someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
(synonym) musician, instrumentalist
(hypernym) performer, performing artist
(hyponym) accompanist, accompanyist
(member-holonym) musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
(derivation) play
3. a theatrical performer
(synonym) actor, histrion, thespian, role player
(hypernym) performer, performing artist
(hyponym) actress
(derivation) act, play, roleplay, playact
4. an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"
(hypernym) participant
(derivation) play
(classification) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
player
n.
player
Player
(n.)
One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
(n.)
One who plays on an instrument of music.
(n.)
One who plays any game.
(n.)
A gamester; a gambler.
(n.)
A dramatic actor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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