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as in instrumentalist
a person who plays a musical instrument
a horn player
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as in actor
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)
a troupe of players used to give performances on the town green
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as in participant
one who takes part in something
a significant player in the negotiations
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Recent Examples of player
The new season features 21 of the biggest personalities across reality TV with players from iconic reality shows like The Real Housewives, Survivor, Big Brother, The Bachelorette, Summer House, RuPaul's Drag Race, Vanderpump Rules and Dancing with the Stars.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The player holding the ticket sold in Cottonwood, California can lay claim to the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history and the fourth jackpot won this year.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
In this context, the intentional exclusion of Black players in the Rose Bowl wasn't necessarily a surprise.
—Tracie Canada / Made By History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
More leagues are interested in reaching fans outside the U.S., with a focus on players who have come to America to compete.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The player holding the ticket sold in Cottonwood, California can lay claim to the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history and the fourth jackpot won this year.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
In this context, the intentional exclusion of Black players in the Rose Bowl wasn't necessarily a surprise.
—Tracie Canada / Made By History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
More leagues are interested in reaching fans outside the U.S., with a focus on players who have come to America to compete.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for player
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Hotshot guitarist Grace Bowers — a prodigy who turned 18 less than two months ago — won instrumentalist of the year.Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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The instrumentalist compared the feeling of stepping foot into those stadiums every weekend to a gladiator making his way into a colosseum.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, the actor was born in 1994 and is part of a generation called the ceasefire babies.Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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For years, the FBI has warned cities and police agencies about foreign actors potentially trying to influence politics.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Second Life participants turned virtual entrepreneurship into physical livelihoods, with virtual real estate developers, fashion designers, and e-commerce pioneers earning real-world incomes.Jason Snyder, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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These rules have been in place for years and are well-known to all participants and are communicated to them ahead of each event.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Only one musician has reached the uppermost tier on the Radio Songs roster more often than either Carey or Drake.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Much of this is down to musicians exerting their influence on an industry that has been slow to act around environmental issues.Jordan Bassett, SPIN, 1 Jan. 2025
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Many viewers were surely pleased to see popular artist 10CM (currently composed of singer-songwriter Kwon Jung-yeol) make a surprise appearance in this episode around the 47:35 mark.Regina Kim, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Sharing this kind of explanation, pulls back the curtain on Apollo as an artist and adds a new layer of intimacy that only makes this trance-like song sting a bit more.Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The support came after The New York Times detailed Baldoni’s efforts to discredit the actress, who was also a producer on the movie.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Baldoni, who married Swedish actress Emily Fuxler in 2013 and has two children, also owns a 10-acre property in Santa Paula, California, which the couple paid $2.125 million for in 2020.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Player.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/player. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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