player

play·er

noun \ˈplā-ər\

Definition of PLAYER

: one that plays: as

a : a person who plays a game

b : musician

c : actor

d : a device that reproduces recorded material (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>

Examples of PLAYER

1. She's one of the team's best players.
2. The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play.
3. Piano players are called pianists.

First Known Use of PLAYER

14th century

Related to PLAYER

Synonyms

instrumentalist, musician

Antonyms

nonactor

Related Words

minstrel; artist, performer; maestro, virtuoso; accompanist, recitalist, soloist, symphonist; accordionist, bassoonist, clarinetist (or clarinettist), cornetist (or cornettist), drummer, fiddler, flautist, flutist, guitarist, harpist, hornist, keyboardist, oboist, organ-grinder, organist, percussionist, pianist, picker, piper, reedman, saxophonist, trombonist, trumpeter, violinist, violist

Near Antonyms

bystander, looker-on, observer, onlooker, spectator, watcher; wallflower

Rhymes with PLAYER

brayer, layer, mayor, payer, prayer, preyer, sayer, slayer, sprayer, stayer, strayer, swayer, Thayer