| player | |
| 1. n. One that plays | |
| 2. n. One who plays any game or sport. | |
| 3. n. (theater) An actor in a dramatic play. | |
| 4. n. (music) One who plays on a musical instrument. | |
| 5. n. (gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester. | |
| 6. n. (gambling) A gambler. | |
| 7. n. (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument. | |
| 8. n. (electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player. | |
| 9. n. (computing) A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as media player. | |
| 10. n. One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. | |
| 11. n. A significant participant. | |
| He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level. | |
| 12. n. (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship. | |
