player

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who takes part in a game or sport.

   Each player rolls the dice in turn.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who plays a musical instrument.

   This band has some very experienced players.

3. 3
   noun

   An important person or group involved in an activity or deal.

   They were a major player in setting up the corporation.

4. 4
   noun

   A person who has many romantic or sexual partners and is not serious about any.

   Don't trust him; everyone knows he's a player.

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

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