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player
noun
a
person
who
takes
part
in
a
game
or
sport
•
The
basketball
player
dribbled
down
the
court
and
scored
a
lay-up
.
The
basketball
player
dribbled
down
the
court
and
scored
a
lay-up
.
•
Each
soccer
player
on
the
team
wore
bright
red
jerseys
during
the
final
.
Each
soccer
player
on
the
team
wore
bright
red
jerseys
during
the
final
.
from
Middle
English
plaier
,
from
play
+
-er
,
meaning
one
who
plays
noun
a
person
who
plays
a
musical
instrument
,
especially
as
part
of
a
group
•
The
jazz
player
performed
a
lively
saxophone
solo
.
The
jazz
player
performed
a
lively
saxophone
solo
.
•
Every
violin
player
in
the
orchestra
tuned
their
instruments
before
the
concert
.
Every
violin
player
in
the
orchestra
tuned
their
instruments
before
the
concert
.
extension
of
basic
sense
‘
one
who
plays
’
to
music
in
the
late
16th
century
noun
a
device
or
computer
program
that
plays
recorded
sound
or
video
•
She
inserted
the
DVD
into
the
player
and
pressed
play
.
She
inserted
the
DVD
into
the
player
and
pressed
play
.
•
The
music
player
on
my
phone
lets
me
create
playlists
.
The
music
player
on
my
phone
lets
me
create
playlists
.
shortened
from
‘
record
player
’,
first
used
for
mechanical
devices
in
the
early
20th
century
;
later
applied
to
digital
software
noun
an
actor
,
especially
one
performing
in
a
theater
or
film
•
The
Shakespearean
player
delivered
his
lines
with
passion
.
The
Shakespearean
player
delivered
his
lines
with
passion
.
•
Each
player
took
a
bow
when
the
curtain
closed
.
Each
player
took
a
bow
when
the
curtain
closed
.
earlier
theatrical
term
from
15th-century
English
meaning
‘
one
who
plays
a
part
on
stage
’
noun
informal
:
a
person
who
dates
or
flirts
with
many
people
without
serious
commitment
•
Everyone
knows
Jake
is
a
player
who
never
sticks
to
one
girlfriend
.
Everyone
knows
Jake
is
a
player
who
never
sticks
to
one
girlfriend
.
•
She
warned
her
friend
to
avoid
that
charming
player
.
She
warned
her
friend
to
avoid
that
charming
player
.
emerged
in
U
.
S
.
slang
during
the
late
20th
century
,
comparing
dating
to
‘
playing
a
game
’
noun
a
person
,
company
,
or
country
that
is
important
in
a
particular
field
or
activity
•
China
has
become
a
major
player
in
renewable
energy
technology
.
China
has
become
a
major
player
in
renewable
energy
technology
.
•
The
startup
wants
to
be
a
key
player
in
the
smartphone
market
.
The
startup
wants
to
be
a
key
player
in
the
smartphone
market
.
figurative
extension
from
sports
sense
,
first
recorded
in
business
writing
in
the
mid-20th
century