1
as in instrumentalist
a person who plays a musical instrument
a horn player
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in participant
one who takes part in something
a significant player in the negotiations
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of player
Martin, 36, best known for his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was selected in August as one of the top-50 players in franchise history as part of the team’s 50th anniversary celebration.
—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Although they weren’t mentioned by name after the match, the Chiefs’ grounds crew impressed the players.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Each side drew a yellow card, and four players withered on the ground in the 83rd minute after an Australian push into the box led to Bos’ slow-rolling shot that was saved.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
Even though no other FC Dallas player has the national status like Musa does for Croatia, there could be another moment for the team in Arlington on Thursday night.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for player
Hannah Fingerhut,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Although they weren’t mentioned by name after the match, the Chiefs’ grounds crew impressed the players.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Each side drew a yellow card, and four players withered on the ground in the 83rd minute after an Australian push into the box led to Bos’ slow-rolling shot that was saved.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
Even though no other FC Dallas player has the national status like Musa does for Croatia, there could be another moment for the team in Arlington on Thursday night.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for player
Recent Examples of Synonyms for player
Noun
-
Coleman’s harmolodic theory — in which melody, harmony and rhythm are each treated as equal components to be performed simultaneously by each instrumentalist in a group — had a profound effect on Ulmer.
-
On Saturday there were nearly 400 student instrumentalists and vocalists one time or another on stage at Disney, members of a large symphony orchestra, a concert orchestra, a big band, a mariachi ensemble and the Titan Banda Oaxaquena.
Noun
-
Rogue actors are one of several concerns.
-
Does the answer lie instead in Hollywood—the gift of an epic project that fully captures the American experience without literally being American Experience, crafted by homegrown talent and brought to life by America’s favorite performers (British actors who learned the accent by watching Friends)?
Noun
-
One of the latest study participants arrived in the arms of her mother last week.
-
About 146 groups, made up of more than 1,400 participants, marched in the parade, with projects ranging from larger-than-life marionette dolls to squads of children in do-it-yourself costumes to mobile re-creations of LACMA’s most iconic art pieces.
Noun
-
The event will feature Jordanian musicians, comedians, dance and food as well as a watch party for Monday’s match.
-
In the days following the tool’s launch, multiple musicians have expressed anger and concern over discovering their work in the data sets.
Noun
-
Last week, Wilkins was named as being a performer at a Freedom 250 event to be held in Belgium June 28, opening for the Zac Brown Band.
-
Her collection preserves not only the traces of a public life, but evidence of a performer who refused to separate politics from performance and performance from ephemerality.
Noun
-
And in doing so, Gunther often lulls crowds into becoming sporting event spectators rather than the raucous participators that most other wrestlers try to draw out of them.
Noun
-
The artist, Reven Marie Swanson, has art installations across the country, and even some overseas.
-
As the city gears up for America's 250th birthday party, artists at Huddle, a gallery in the Northern Liberties neighborhood, are looking back to the Bicentennial.
Noun
-
The actress, 34, has had a lifetime to learn how to be in the presence of formidable figures; her father is Bono.
-
During a conversation with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt at the cultural and community center 92NY, the 80-year-old actress was asked to share her thoughts on children and teenagers finding early fame as social media influencers.
Cite this Entry
“Player.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/player. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
