Definitions for playerˈpleɪ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
play•erˈpleɪ ər(n.)
one that plays.
a person who takes part or is skilled in some game or sport.
a person who plays parts on the stage; actor.
a performer on a musical instrument.
a sound- or image-reproducing machine:
a record player; a videodisc player.
Category: Hi-Fi and Audio
a participant, as in a business deal.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
a gambler.
Slang. a person engaged in illicit activity, esp. a pimp.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
a mechanical or electrical device that actuates the playing mechanism of a musical instrument.
Category: Music and Dance
Princeton's WordNet
player, participant(noun)
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
musician, instrumentalist, player(noun)
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player(noun)
a theatrical performer
player(noun)
a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
player(noun)
an important participant (as in a business deal)
"he was a major player in setting up the corporation"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
player(noun)ˈpleɪ ər
sb who plays a sport
football/basketball/soccer players
playerˈpleɪ ər
a device used to play music or films
a CD/DVD/MP3 player
playerˈpleɪ ər
sb who can influence a situation
an important player in international economics
Wiktionary
player(Noun)
One who plays any game or sport.
player(Noun)
An actor in a dramatic play.
player(Noun)
One who plays on a musical instrument.
player(Noun)
One who is playful, given to games and other amusement; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
player(Noun)
A gamer; a gamester.
player(Noun)
A gambler.
player(Noun)
A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
player(Noun)
An electronic device that plays various audio and video media, such as CD player.
player(Noun)
A software application that plays various audio and video formats.
player(Adjective)
of something that "plays" itself, like certain automated devices
Origin: From playere, from plegere, equivalent to .
Webster Dictionary
Player(noun)
one who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler
Player(noun)
one who plays any game
Player(noun)
a dramatic actor
Player(noun)
one who plays on an instrument of music
Player(noun)
a gamester; a gambler
Translations for player
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
player(noun)
freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).
- spelerAfrikaans

- لاعِب، مُمَثِّلArabic

- играчBulgarian

- jogadorPortuguese (BR)

- hráč, -kaCzech

- der/die Spieler(in)German

- spillerDanish

- παίκτηςGreek

- jugadorSpanish

- mängijaEstonian

- بازیکن؛ بازیگرFarsi

- pelaajaFinnish

- joueur/-euseFrench

- שַׂחקָןHebrew

- खिलाडी़Hindi

- igrač, sviračCroatian

- játékos; zenész, színész; hivatásos játékos; lejátszó (CD)Hungarian

- pemainIndonesian

- leikari, spilariIcelandic

- giocatore, giocatriceItalian

- 選手Japanese

- 선수, 참가자Korean

- žaidėjas, lošėjasLithuanian

- spēlētājsLatvian

- pemainMalay

- spelerDutch

- spillerNorwegian

- gracz, wykonawcaPolish

- بازیکن؛ بازیگرPersian

- لوبغاړىPashto

- jogadorPortuguese

- jucătorRomanian

- игрокRussian

- hráč, -kaSlovak

- igralecSlovenian

- igračSerbian

- spelareSwedish

- ผู้เล่นThai

- oyuncuTurkish

- 比賽者Chinese (Trad.)

- спортсмен; гравецьUkrainian

- کھلاڑيUrdu

- người chơiVietnamese

- 比赛者Chinese (Simp.)

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