Synonyms of player

player

noun

1

as in instrumentalist

a person who plays a musical instrument

a horn player

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

• actor
• performer
• actress
• entertainer
• thespian
• impersonator
• trouper
• star
• comedian
• mummer
• starlet
• enactor
• walk-on
• leading man
• leading lady
• thesp
• double
• coactor
• monologist
• personator
• spear-carrier
• costar
• supernumerary
• lead
• barnstormer
• extra
• prima donna
• poser
• monologuist
• understudy
• tragedian
• buffoon
• clown
• mime
• imitator
• farceur
• masquerader
• impressionist
• stooge
• tragedienne
• pantomime
• scene-stealer
• pantomimist
• ape
• aper
• harlequin
• masker
• mimic
• ham
• zany

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonactor

3

as in participant

one who takes part in something

a significant player in the negotiations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• participant
• participator
• actor
• partner
• party
• sharer
• assistant
• partaker
• aide
• helper
• accessory
• colleague
• accessary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observer
• spectator
• bystander
• watcher
• onlooker
• nonparticipant
• wallflower
• looker-on