player

A1 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /ˈpleɪ.ɚ/ UK /ˈpleɪ.ə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #1990

Meanings

1

noun
A person who takes part in a game or sport.

Each player rolls the dice in turn.
2

noun
A person who plays a musical instrument.

This band has some very experienced players.
3

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

They were a major player in setting up the corporation.
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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who takes part in... participant

2 noun · a person who plays a... instrumentalist musician

Word family

Forms players

Derived forms bugle-playercardplayerchessplayercoplayercosplayerflute-playergameplayergamesplayerguitar-playerharp-playerhorseplayerinterplayer

Related forms baller

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Phrases (3)

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Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

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

pleyer Middle English pleġere Old English *plegārī Proto-West Germanic

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# player

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpleɪ.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpleɪ.ə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 1990

## Meanings
1. A person who takes part in a game or sport.
2. A person who plays a musical instrument.
3. An important person or group involved in an activity or deal.
4. A person who has many romantic or sexual partners and is not serious about any.

## Examples
- Each player rolls the dice in turn.
- This band has some very experienced players.
- They were a major player in setting up the corporation.
- Don't trust him; everyone knows he's a player.

## Derived Forms
- bugle-player
- cardplayer
- chessplayer
- coplayer
- cosplayer
- flute-player
- gameplayer
- gamesplayer
- guitar-player
- harp-player
- horseplayer
- interplayer

## Related Forms
- baller

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pleyer
- Root: pleġere
- Root: *plegārī
- Affix: -er - one who

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

## AI Etymology
Player comes from Middle English pleyer, playere, from Old English pleġere (“player, athlete, wrestler”), from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī. Equivalent to play + -er. The historical chain includes pleyer (Middle English), pleġere (Old English), *plegārī (Proto-West Germanic). In present-day English it covers a person who takes part in a game or sport, a person who plays a musical instrument, and an important person or group involved in an activity or deal. The wider family includes derived forms such as bugle-player, cardplayer, chessplayer, coplayer, cosplayer and related forms such as baller.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness

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