1
as in instrumentalist
a person who plays a musical instrument
a horn player
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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
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as in participant
one who takes part in something
a significant player in the negotiations
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Recent Examples of player
Honeymoons and wellness retreats Team Canada switched out Ben Hebert for alternate Tyler Tardi in its last round-robin game Thursday, hoping to give the star player a rest ahead of the semifinals and final.
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Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, who was considered one of the NBA’s greatest players, died at the age of 41 after a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashed near Calabasas, California.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Denver went into Week 1 with the eighth-fewest number of players among NFL rosters who were aged 29 or older.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Many of the players reunited for a Boost Mobile commercial in 2010 that parodied the song, and Saturday Night Live created a mock Behind The Music documentary about it when Tom Brady hosted in 2005.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, who was considered one of the NBA’s greatest players, died at the age of 41 after a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashed near Calabasas, California.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Denver went into Week 1 with the eighth-fewest number of players among NFL rosters who were aged 29 or older.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Many of the players reunited for a Boost Mobile commercial in 2010 that parodied the song, and Saturday Night Live created a mock Behind The Music documentary about it when Tom Brady hosted in 2005.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for player
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The latter features performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, instrumentalists and other creators actively working in the recording industry.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Feb. 2026
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Among thrash metal’s Big Four, which includes Metallica, Megadeth Slayer, and Anthrax, Megadeth have always stood out for having superb instrumentalists throughout its career.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Feburary 15, at the age of 95.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The footage included photos from his childhood and ended with a clip of the actor taking a bite out of a massive cookie.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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The participants from the previous day will have another exam and more interviews.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
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All those benefits participants feel are part of the nonprofit's mission to help women find wellness.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The iconic electric guitar, favored by Di Meola and countless jazz and rock musicians since its 1952 debut, informs everything from the model’s shape to its black or rosewood finish to its control layout.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
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One lovely sequence sees an outdoor lunch at the lodge turn into an impromptu dance party with a live musician singing some cheerfully inauthentic bossa nova.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy freshman Ta’Niya Paul remains a breakout performer.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Five different characters sing their hearts out, and each performer meets the vocal and emotional demands of their star turn with both power and subtlety.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Hotel staff will almost certainly point out the 16-storey-high, 250-panel-long mural in the atrium, ‘The Great Motherland of China’, rumoured to be the work of 40 artists and the largest Chinese silk painting in the world.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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This idea is neatly illuminated in the seminal What Can One Do with a Paving Stone, 1971, comprising a series of black-and-white photographs mounted to canvas and showing the artist variously carrying, caressing, wrapping, and otherwise handling the titular stone.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Feb. 2026
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Dane shared teen daughters Billie and Georgia with actress Rebecca Gayheart.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Makeup-wise, the actress went with a subtle look consisting of bronzy shadow, rosy cheeks and a pink lip.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Player.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/player. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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