player

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English playere, from Old English pleġere (player, athlete, wrestler), equivalent to play +‎ -er.

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Noun[edit]

player (plural players)

  1. One who plays any game or sport.
  2. One who plays a part in something; a character
    • 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, New York Times:
      Another Bush — George W.’s brother Jeb — is likely to be a big player in the Republican Party’s future. And the most powerful grass-roots force in America, the Tea Party, derives its energy mostly from the same older, white voters who once vilified Bill Clinton.
  3. (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
  4. (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
  5. One who is playful, given to games and other amusement; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
  6. (gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.
  7. (gambling) A gambler.
  8. (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
  9. (electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.
  10. (software) A software application that plays audio and/or video.

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Adjective[edit]

player

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

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