PLAYER

actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player

(noun) a theatrical performer

musician, instrumentalist, player

(noun) someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

participant, player

(noun) someone who takes part in an activity; “he was a major player in setting up the corporation”

player, participant

(noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

player

(noun) a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

player (plural players)

One that plays

One who plays any game or sport.

(theater) An actor in a dramatic play.

(music) One who plays on a musical instrument.

(gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.

(gambling) A gambler.

(historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.

(electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.

(computing) A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as media player.

One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.

A significant participant.

(informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.

Synonyms

• (one who plays; (game) participant; athlete): laker

• See also libertine

Anagrams

• Rapley, parley, pearly, prelay, replay

Proper noun

Player (plural Players)

An occupational surname for a sportsman.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Player is the 9033rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3617 individuals. Player is most common among White (59.75%) and Black/African American (35.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Rapley, parley, pearly, prelay, replay

Source: Wiktionary


Play"er, n.

1. One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. Shak.

2. One who plays any game.

3. A dramatic actor. Shak.

4. One who plays on an instrument of music. "A cunning player on a harp." 1 Sam. xvi. 16.

5. A gamester; a gambler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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