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Definition of player - 3 dictionary results

play⋅er

[pley-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that plays.
2. a person who takes part or is skilled in some game or sport.
3. a person who plays parts on the stage; an actor.
4. a performer on a musical instrument.
5. Informal. a participant, as in a conference or business deal.
6. a sound- or image-reproducing machine: a record player; a cassette player; a videodisc player.
7. a gambler.
8. Slang. a person engaged in illicit or illegal activity, esp. a pimp.
9. a mechanical device by which a musical instrument, as a player piano, is played automatically.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME pleyer, OE plegere. See play, -er 1

Play⋅er

[pley-er]
–noun
Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.
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play·er   (plā'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that plays, especially:

    1. One who participates in a game or sport.

    2. A gambler.

    3. One who performs in theatrical roles.

    4. One who plays a musical instrument.

  2. An active participant: a major player in world affairs.

  3. The mechanism actuating a player piano.

  4. A machine that reproduces recorded audio or audio-visual material.

  5. Slang One who actively seeks out sexual partners and carries on a number of sexual affairs at the same time.

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