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play·er

(plā′ər)

1. One that plays, especially:

a. One who participates in a game or sport.

b. A gambler.

c. One who performs in theatrical roles.

d. 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 device that plays or controls the playing of audio or video recordings.

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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player

(ˈpleɪə)

1. (General Sporting Terms) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game or sport

2. (General Sporting Terms) a person who plays a game or sport professionally

3. (Music, other) a person who plays a musical instrument

4. (Film) an actor

5. informal a participant, esp a powerful one, in a particular field of activity: a leading city player.

6. (Electronics) See record player

7. (Instruments) the playing mechanism in a Pianola

Player

(ˈpleɪə)

(Biography) Gary (ˈɡærɪ). born 1935, South African golfer: winner of nine major championships (1959–78), including the British Open (1959, 1968, 1974)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

play•er

(ˈpleɪ ər)

n.

1. one 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; actor.

4. a performer on a musical instrument.

5. a sound- or image-reproducing machine: a record player; a videodisc player.

6. a participant, as in a business deal.

7. a gambler.

8. Slang. a person engaged in illicit activity, esp. a pimp.

9. a mechanical or electrical device that actuates the playing mechanism of a musical instrument.

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Noun	1.	player - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game participant contestant - a person who participates in competitions ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball billiard player - someone who plays billiards bowler - a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins card player - someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games chess player - someone who plays the game of chess dart player - someone who plays the game of darts football player, footballer - an athlete who plays American football golf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf grandmaster - a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey lacrosse player - an athlete who plays lacrosse most valuable player, MVP - the player judged to be the most important to the sport playmaker - a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score pool player - someone who shoots pool scorer - a player who makes a score in a game or contest seeded player, seed - one of the outstanding players in a tournament server - (court games) the player who serves to start a point shooter - (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) soccer player - an athlete who plays soccer stringer - a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer" tennis player - an athlete who plays tennis volleyball player - someone who plays the game of volleyball
	2.	player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) instrumentalist, musician musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together accompanist, accompanyist - a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) accordionist - a musician who plays the accordion bandsman - a player in a band (especially a military band) bassist - a musician who play the bass viol bassoonist - a musician who plays the bassoon bell ringer - someone who plays musical handbells carillonneur - a musician who plays a carillon cellist, violoncellist - someone who plays a violoncello clarinetist, clarinettist - a musician who plays the clarinet flautist, flute player, flutist - someone who plays the flute gambist - a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba guitar player, guitarist - a musician who plays the guitar harmoniser, harmonizer - a musician who sings or plays in harmony harper, harpist - someone who plays the harp harpsichordist - someone who plays the harpsichord hornist - a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn) jazz musician, jazzman - a musician who plays or composes jazz music keyboardist - a musician who plays a keyboard instrument koto player - a musician who plays the koto lutanist, lutenist, lutist - a musician who plays the lute oboist - a musician who plays the oboe organist - a person who plays an organ percussionist - a musician who plays percussion instruments performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience pianist, piano player - a person who plays the piano bagpiper, piper - someone who plays the bagpipe recorder player - someone who plays the recorder rhythm and blues musician - a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music rock 'n' roll musician, rocker - a performer or composer or fan of rock music saxist, saxophonist - a musician who plays the saxophone singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings sitar player - a musician who plays the sitar soloist - a musician who performs a solo trombone player, trombonist - a musician who plays the trombone cornetist, trumpeter - a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet vibist, vibraphonist - a musician who plays the vibraphone fiddler, violinist - a musician who plays the violin violist - a musician who plays the viola
	3.	player - a theatrical performer actor, histrion, thespian, role player actress - a female actor barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper - an actor who travels around the country presenting plays character actor - an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles comedian - an actor in a comedy ham actor, ham - an unskilled actor who overacts heavy - an actor who plays villainous roles ingenue - an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl leading man - actor who plays the leading male role mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist - an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience plant - an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience reenactor - a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier scene-stealer - an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers" movie actor, screen actor - an actor who plays a role in a film principal, star, lead - an actor who plays a principal role extra, spear carrier, supernumerary - a minor actor in crowd scenes tragedian - an actor who specializes in tragic roles understudy, standby - an actor able to replace a regular performer when required upstager - a selfish actor who upstages the other actors walk-on - plays a small part in a dramatic production
	4.	player - a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	5.	player - an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation" business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" participant - someone who takes part in an activity

player

noun

1. sportsman or sportswoman, competitor, participant, contestant, team member top chess players

2. musician, artist, performer, virtuoso, instrumentalist, music maker a professional trumpet player

3. performer, entertainer, Thespian, trouper, actor or actress Oscar nominations went to all five leading players

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

player

noun

1. One who bets:

bettor, gambler, gamester.

2. A theatrical performer:

actor, actress, thespian.

3. One who plays a musical instrument:

musician, performer.

4. One who participates:

actor, participant, party.

Translations

عَازِفلاعبلاعِبلاعِب، مُمَثِّل

hráč-kapřehrávačherec

spillermusiker

Spieler MP3-Player

παίκτης παίκτρια παίχτης παίχτρια ηθοποιός

jugador instrumentista

pelaajasoittajapelimiespelurinäyttelijä

joueur musicien rugbyman acteur

igračigračicakockarsivračsvirač

hivatásos játékoslejátszó

leikari, spilari

giocatore giocatrice musicista

演奏者選手

선수연주자

spelerplayerspeelvogel

musiker spiller skuespiller

gracz zawodnik muzyk

jogador músico

игрок исполнитель

igralec

spelaremuikermusikantmusikerskådespelare

นักกีฬานักดนตรี

oyuncu müzisyen

cầu thủngười chơi nhạc

比赛者演奏者运动员

player

[ˈpleɪəʳ] N

1. (Sport) → jugador(a) m/f
football player → jugador(a) m/f de fútbol, futbolista mf

2. (Theat) → actor m, actriz f

3. (Mus) → músico/a m/f
violin/piano player → violinista mf/pianista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

player

[ˈpleɪə^r] n

[sport, game] → joueur/euse m/f
a football player → un joueur de football

(THEATRE) → acteur/trice m/f

(MUSIC) → joueur/euse m/f
a piano player → un joueur de piano
a saxophone player → un joueur de saxophone
a trumpet player → un joueur de trompette

(fig) (= protagonist) → acteur m
a key player → un acteur clé
America is a key player in the negotiations → L'Amérique est un acteur clé dans les négociations.player-manager [ˈpleɪə^rˈmænɪdʒə^r] n → joueur-entraîneur m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

player

(Sport, Mus) → Spieler(in) m(f); (Theat) → Schauspieler(in) m(f); one of the main or major players in … (fig) → einer der Hauptakteure in … (+dat)

(inf: = ladies’ man) → Aufreißer(typ) m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

player

[ˈpleɪəʳ] n (Sport) → giocatore/trice (Mus) → musicista m/f (Theatre) → attore/trice
players of musical instruments → suonatori di strumenti musicali
football player → calciatore/trice
piano player → pianista m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

play

(plei) verb

1. to amuse oneself. The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.

2. to take part in (games etc). He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards – who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.

3. to act in a play etc; to act (a character). She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.

4. (of a play etc) to be performed. `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.

5. to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument). She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.

6. (usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick). He played a trick on me.

7. (usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc. I'll play you at tennis.

8. (of light) to pass with a flickering movement. The firelight played across the ceiling.

9. to direct (over or towards something). The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.

10. to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game. He played the seven of hearts.

noun

1. recreation; amusement. A person must have time for both work and play.

2. an acted story; a drama. Shakespeare wrote many great plays.

3. the playing of a game. At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.

4. freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).

ˈplayer noun

ˈplayable adjective

(negative unplayable) (of a ground, pitch etc) not good enough for a game to be played on it. Because of the rain the referee decided the ground was not playable.

ˈplayful adjective

1. happy; full of the desire to play. a playful kitten.

2. joking; not serious. a playful remark.

ˈplayfully adverb

ˈplayfulness noun

ˈplayboy noun

a rich man who spends his time and money on pleasure.

ˈplayground noun

an area in which children can play in a park, outside a school etc.

ˈplaying-card noun

one of a pack of cards used in card games.

ˈplaying-field noun

a field which is specially prepared and used for sport.

ˈplaymate noun

a childhood friend.

ˈplaypen noun

a small wooden structure with bars on every side in which a small child can play safely.

ˈplayschool noun

an informal nursery school.

ˈplaything noun

a toy.

ˈplaytime noun

a set time for children to play (at school etc). The children go outside at playtime.

ˈplaywright noun

a person who writes plays. He is a famous playwright.

at play

playing. children at play.

bring/come into play

to (cause to) be used or exercised. The job allowed him to bring all his talents into play.

child's play

something that is very easy. Of course you can do it – it's child's play!

in play, out of play

(of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.

play at

1. to pretend to be etc. The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.

2. used when asking angrily what someone is doing. What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?

play back to play (music, speech etc) on a record or tape after it has just been recorded (noun ˈplay-back)

play down

to try to make (something) appear less important. He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.

play fair

to act honestly and fairly.

play for time

to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.

play havoc with

to cause a lot of damage to. The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.

play into someone's hands

to do exactly what an opponent or enemy wants one to do.

play off (in games) to play a final deciding game after a draw (noun ˈplay-off)

play off against

to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage. He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.

play on

to make use of (someone's feelings, fears etc). He played on my sympathy until I lent him $10.

play a/no part in

(not) to be one of the people who are doing (something). He played no part in the robbery.

play safe

to take no risks.

play the game

to act fairly and honestly.

play up

to be troublesome or disobedient. The children are playing up today.

player

→ عَازِف, لاعِب hráč musiker, spiller Spieler οργανοπαίχτης, παίκτης instrumentista, jugador pelaaja, soittaja joueur igrač, svirač giocatore, musicista 演奏者, 選手 선수, 연주자 speler musiker, spiller gracz, zawodnik jogador, músico игрок, исполнитель musiker, spelare นักกีฬา, นักดนตรี müzisyen, oyuncu cầu thủ, người chơi nhạc 演奏者, 运动员

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Some have considered the larger part of mankind in the light of actors, as personating characters no more their own, and to which in fact they have no better title, than the player hath to be in earnest thought the king or emperor whom he represents.

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Every player's eyes were on her face as she scanned the cards, but no sign did she give.

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Instantly the player arose and pointed a finger at the count.

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But is the just man or the skilful player a more useful and better partner at a game of draughts?

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The pendulum beat the seconds, which each player eagerly counted, as he listened, with mathematical regularity.

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If what is now said does not make this clear, we will explain it still further: if there should be any one, a very excellent player on the flute, but very deficient in family and beauty, though each of them are more valuable endowments than a skill in music, and excel this art in a higher degree than that player excels others, yet the best flutes ought to be given to him; for the superiority [1283a] in beauty and fortune should have a reference to the business in hand; but these have none.

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Many a lorgnette I saw turned in her direction, and the croupiers' hopes rose high that such an eccentric player was about to provide them with something out of the common.

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She had evidently made up her mind, beforehand, what player to pick out first.

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One player has twenty black pieces, the other, twenty orange pieces.

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Behind the quaintly dressed players gleams the great crucifix with its strange, sad figure and outstretched arms which, under the flickering light of the high altar candles, seems to stir to life.

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Mixed up with many striking, thoroughly dramatic physiognomies, it must be confessed that some of these portraits scarcely help at all to explain the power of the players to whom they belonged.