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[edit] Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪə(r)

[edit] Etymology

to play + -er

[edit] Noun

Singular
player

Plural
players

player (plural players)

One who plays any game.
(theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
(music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
One who is playful, given to games and other amusement; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
(gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.
(gambling) A gambler.
A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
(electronics) An electronic device that plays various audio and video media, such as CD player.
(software) A software application that plays various audio and video formats.

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See also Wikisaurus:libertine

[edit] Translations

who plays any game

Arabic: لاعِب ar(ar) (laa3ib) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 運動員 cmn(cmn), 运动员 cmn(cmn) (yùndòngyuán), 競賽者 cmn(cmn), 竞赛者 cmn(cmn) (jìngsàizhe), 選手 cmn(cmn), 选手 cmn(cmn) (xuǎnshǒu)
Croatian: ìgrāč hr(hr) m., igràčica hr(hr) f.
Czech: hráč cs(cs) m.
Danish: spiller da(da) c.
Dutch: speler nl(nl) m.
Finnish: pelaaja fi(fi)
French: joueur fr(fr) m.
Galician: xogador gl(gl)
German: Spieler de(de) m.

Greek: παίκτης el(el) (paíktis) m., παίκτρια el(el) (paíkttia) f.
Japanese: 選手 ja(ja) (せんしゅ, senshu)
Kurdish:

Sorani: یاریکه‌ر ku(ku) (yaríker)
Norwegian: spiller no(no) m.
Polish: gracz pl(pl) m., zawodnik pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: jogador pt(pt)
Russian: игрок ru(ru) (igrók) m., (sportsman) спортсмен ru(ru) (sportsmén) m.
Spanish: jugador es(es) m., jugadora es(es) f.
Swahili: mchezaji sw(sw)
Swedish: spelare sv(sv) c.

dramatic actor

Chinese:

Mandarin: 演員 cmn(cmn), 演员 cmn(cmn) (yǎnyuán), 藝人 cmn(cmn), 艺人 cmn(cmn) (yìrén)
Croatian: glúmac hr(hr) m., glùmica hr(hr) f.
Czech: herec cs(cs) m.
Danish: skuespiller c.
Dutch: speler m., vertolker m.

Finnish: näyttelijä fi(fi)
Greek: ηθοποιός el(el) (ithopoiós) c.
Japanese: 俳優 ja(ja) (はいゆう, haiyū), 芸人 ja(ja) (げいにん, geinin)
Norwegian: skuespiller no(no) m.
Russian: актёр ru(ru) (aktjór) m.
Swedish: skådespelare sv(sv) c.

who plays on a musical instrument

Chinese:

Mandarin: 玩家 cmn(cmn) (wánjiā)
Croatian: svìrāč hr(hr) m., sviràčica hr(hr) f.
Czech: hráč cs(cs) m.
Danish: spillemand c., musiker c.
Dutch: bespeler m., speler m.
Finnish: soittaja fi(fi)
French: joueur fr(fr) m., musicien fr(fr) m.

Greek: μουσικός el(el) (mousikós) c.
Japanese: 奏者 ja(ja) (そうしゃ, sōsha)
Norwegian: spiller no(no) m., musiker no(no) m.
Polish: muzyk pl(pl) m.
Russian: музыкант ru(ru) (muzykánt) m., исполнитель ru(ru) (ispolnítel') m.
Swedish: muiker sv(sv) c., musikant sv(sv) c.

playful person, idler

Dutch: speler nl(nl) m., speelvogel nl(nl) m.
Finnish: peluri fi(fi)

French: joueur fr(fr) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 懒惰者 cmn(cmn), 懒惰者 cmn(cmn) (lǎnduòzhě)
Russian: бездельник ru(ru) (bezdél'nik) m., лентяй ru(ru) (lentjáj) m.

gambler

Chinese:

Mandarin: 賭徒 cmn(cmn), 赌徒 cmn(cmn) (dǔtú)
Croatian: kȍckār hr(hr) m.
Danish: spiller da(da) c.
Dutch: speler nl(nl) m., gokker nl(nl)
Finnish: peluri fi(fi)

French: joueur fr(fr) m.
Japanese: 博徒 ja(ja) (ばくち, bakuchi), ギャンブラー ja(ja) (gyanburā)
Russian: игрок ru(ru) (igrók) m.
Swedish: spelare sv(sv) c.

person "playing the field"

Finnish: pelimies fi(fi)

Swahili: mchezaji sw(sw)

electronic device

Chinese:

Mandarin: 播放機 cmn(cmn), 播放机 cmn(cmn) (bōfàngjī), 播放器 cmn(cmn) (bōfàngqì)
Czech: přehrávač cs(cs) m.
Dutch: speler nl(nl) m.

French: joueur fr(fr) m.
Japanese: プレーヤー ja(ja) (purēyā)
Norwegian: spiller no(no) m.
Russian: плеер ru(ru) (pléjer) m., проигрыватель ru(ru) (proígryvatel') m.

software application

Arabic: مشغل ar(ar) (máshghal) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 播放器 cmn(cmn) (bōfàngqì)
Czech: přehrávač cs(cs) m.

Dutch: speler nl(nl) m., player nl(nl)
French: lecteur fr(fr) m.
Japanese: プレーヤー ja(ja) (purēyā)
Russian: плеер ru(ru) (pléjer) m.

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Afrikaans: speler
Bosnian: igrač
Bulgarian: играч
French: joueur m.
German: Spieler m.
Hebrew: שחקנ (sachkan)
Italian: giocatore m., giocatrice f. (1, 2, 5); attore m., attrice f. (3); suonatore m., suonatrice f. (4), seduttore m., seduttrice f. (6)

Latin: āctor m nominative, āctoris m genitive (1)
Macedonian: igrach
Moldavian: jucator
Montenegrian: igrač
Portuguese: jogador
Slovak: hrac
Spanish: jugador
Turkish: oyuncu

[edit] Adjective

player

of something that "plays" itself, like certain automated devices

[edit] Derived terms

player piano.

[edit] Anagrams

player

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