: one that plays: such as
a
: a person who plays a game
a baseball player
a chess player
She's one of the team's best players.
b
: a person who plays a musical instrument
a piano player
c
: actor
… what drew these audiences was the emergence of the movie star from the ranks of the wholly anonymous players of a decade earlier.—
David Nasaw
David Nasaw
d
: a device that reproduces recorded material (such as video images or music) from a usually specified medium
a CD player
e
: one actively involved especially in a competitive field or process : participant
a key player in politics
f
or less commonly playa US slang
: a person and especially a man who has many lovers
Handsome and a well-paid professional, Keith, 35, chose to be a player, juggling a series of relatively brief and sometimes over-lapping intimate relationships with women.—Michel Marriott
Michel MarriottThis album has a lot of sexual references. It's almost like Bobby's … a playa.—Elliott Wilson
Elliott WilsonNote: The variant playa is more common in transcribed speech.
Examples of player in a Sentence
She's one of the team's best players.
The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play.
Piano players are called pianists.
Recent Examples on the Web
The week before, a Pennsylvania player won the $213.8 million jackpot.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Hunter also won the Associated Press player of the year award this week.
—Mike Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The Schröder deal is a win-win for the Warriors, particularly because of this new CBA carve-out for players who get traded by Dec. 16.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Rock does and is drenched with blood everywhere, including in his mouth, leaving the players and audience laughing.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2024
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Hunter also won the Associated Press player of the year award this week.
—Mike Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The Schröder deal is a win-win for the Warriors, particularly because of this new CBA carve-out for players who get traded by Dec. 16.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Rock does and is drenched with blood everywhere, including in his mouth, leaving the players and audience laughing.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/player. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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