player

Meaning

1. One that plays.
2. One that plays.
3. One that plays.
4. One that plays.
5. One that plays.
6. One that plays.
7. (historical) One that plays.
8. One that plays.
9. One that plays.
10. One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
11. A participant; one involved in something.
12. A participant; one involved in something.
13. (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.

Synonyms

actor

performer

musician

instrumentalist

gambler

thespian

actress

participant

histrion

dancer

💃

role player

athlete

comedian

composer

gamer

entertainer

sportsman

comic

character

juggler

magician

opponent

partaker

partner

punt

punter

reader

showman

star

⭐

telephoner

womanizer

team member

interpretive program

MP3

MP3 player

caller-up

phoner

screen actor

instrumentist

acrobat

instrumental musician

activist

artist

🧑‍🎨

attendant

attendee

attender

bandsman

caller

card player

card-playing

Translations

joueur

Spieler

giocatore

speler

jugador

acteur

jogador

joueuse

παίκτης

jugador

attore

lecteur

musicien

oyuncu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpleɪɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pleyer

Inherited from Old English: pleġere

In summary

From Middle English pleyer, playere, from Old English pleġere (“player, athlete, wrestler”), from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī. Equivalent to play + -er.

Sentences

His hip struck the knee of the next player .

Mohammed is a wonderful guitar player .

Similar to "SimTown", it is targeted more towards children than the average player .

A football player , he was a starter on Wyoming's Sugar Bowl team .

Five dice are used per player with dice cups used for concealment .

He is the brother of Bristol Rovers player Dominic Thomas who retired through injury .