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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3
as in participant
one who takes part in something
a significant player in the negotiations
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Recent Examples of player
The hope for more Black baseball players Kotsay said getting more Black kids interested in baseball is a goal for all levels of baseball.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Aside from one infamous players-only meeting in 2024, the Mets have been hesitant to call full-squad meetings since part of the pregame preparation includes various meetings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Eternal and Swiggy pioneered the format and have pushed larger players like Flipkart and Amazon to follow suit.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Stewart, also 6-7, has filled into the starting lineup 12 times over the last two seasons with players injured.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Aside from one infamous players-only meeting in 2024, the Mets have been hesitant to call full-squad meetings since part of the pregame preparation includes various meetings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Eternal and Swiggy pioneered the format and have pushed larger players like Flipkart and Amazon to follow suit.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Stewart, also 6-7, has filled into the starting lineup 12 times over the last two seasons with players injured.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for player
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The sessions were a catalyst from which a collection of cosmically aligned instrumentalists that included Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, and Thundercat released a rush of envelope-pushing jazz fusion music that both inspired and took inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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Community members of all ages are invited to participate as soloists, duets, small groups or instrumentalists.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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While their on-screen chemistry has sparked speculation about their off-screen relationship, both actors have repeatedly shut down rumors.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The actor and producer reportedly died Sunday, his manager confirmed to Variety.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The participant drowned during the swim portion of the event in The Woodlands on Saturday, April 18, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said in a news release on Facebook.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The fourth annual edition of the New Jersey race, which is also a 2027 Boston Marathon qualifying event, takes participants through the neighborhoods of Jersey City.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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There are also many musicians who are fighting on the front line.—
Flora Bigham,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Creative types, including working artists here for the hotel's residency program, musicians scheduled for its onsite performance venue, and food obsessives flocking to its top-notch restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Apr. 2026
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The third act included a portrayal of an accuser whose past settlement with the performer’s estate stipulated that he would never be dramatized, leading the film to be retooled.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lee Sheward, a stunt coordinator and performer with credits including The Crown and Batman, relaunched the guild to boost employment opportunities for members and encourage collaboration within the stunt community.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 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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That kind of popularity and radiant goodness produces a lineage of artists but doesn’t have the crowd appeal of a lone genius who invents a flying machine or pulls a seventeen-foot sculpture out of a block of marble.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Not artists — nurses, teachers, baristas Imas is careful to distinguish his argument from a romantic vision of a world full of painters and performers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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There’s a certain type of actor or actress who only want to do that.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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The photo did portray the actress and writer's natural beauty, from her skin's texture to her gray hair.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Player.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/player. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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