Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that plays, especially.
- noun One who participates in a game or sport.
- noun A gambler.
- noun One who performs in theatrical roles.
- noun One who plays a musical instrument.
- noun An active participant.
- noun The mechanism actuating a player piano.
- noun A device that plays or controls the playing of audio or video recordings.
- noun Slang One who actively seeks out sexual partners and carries on a number of sexual affairs at the same time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In harness-manuf., a small piece of metal attached by links to the mouthpiece of the bridle.
- noun One who plays.
- noun A contestant in a game or match of any kind; also, one who is in the habit of playing, or who is skilled in, a particular game : as, a chess-player; a billiard-player.
- noun A dramatic performer; an actor; one who enacts characters on the stage.
- noun One who performs on an instrument of music.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
- noun One who plays any game.
- noun A dramatic actor.
- noun One who plays on an instrument of music.
- noun A gamester; a gambler.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who plays any game or sport.
- noun One who plays a part in something; a
character - noun theater An
actor in adramatic play. - noun music One who plays on a
musical instrument . - noun One who is
playful , given to games and other amusement; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. - noun gaming, video games A
gamer ; agamester . - noun gambling A
gambler . - noun informal A person who
plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship. - noun electronics An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.
- noun software A software application that plays audio and/or video.
- adjective of something that "
plays " itself, like certainautomated devices
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
- noun an important participant (as in a business deal)
- noun a theatrical performer
- noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
- noun a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
Etymologies
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Examples
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No word yet on which NFL player will try to pull this off, though noted soccer lover and self-professed soccer player� Chad Ochocinco seems like a prime candidate.
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The main American player is Brian Linden, 47 years old, who came to China in 1984 and has been here most of the time since.
Village Dreamers 2009
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The pursuit by Sosa, a Latin player from the Dominican Republic, was entertaining but doomed, Bonds declared.
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The main American player is Brian Linden, 47 years old, who came to China in 1984 and has been here most of the time since.
Village Dreamers 2009
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You are so right - the main player is the ripe tomato!
Pico de gallo recipe | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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For all the anxiety over his hitting—the Examiner concluded that his “was the most prolonged slump for a name player in modern history”—Mays had for him a typical, which is to say brilliant, season.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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One year it's because a certain player didn't get chosen to start the game, the next year it's because another player is left off the roster altogether.
USATODAY.com - Do All-Star managers have too much power? 2001
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Much like Batman, the title player in "The Cape" isn't really super.
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My only question here is, according to the rules of golf a player is allowed a maximum of 14 clubs in his bag, am I going to have to sacrifice my five wood to put this in?
Weekend Diversion 2009
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The issue of whether the manager or the player is the better long-term asset centres on how much longer Ferguson plans to stay on and whether his influence will be exerted on the succession regime.
Who do Manchester United value most: Sir Alex Ferguson or Wayne Rooney? Stefan Szymanski 2010
oroboros commented on the word player
A parsing challenge: "The player kicked the ball kicked him."
September 9, 2007
seanahan commented on the word player
Another is: "The horse raced past the barn fell".
September 9, 2007