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The Britannica Dictionary player 5 ENTRIES FOUND:

• player (noun)
• player piano (noun)
• record player (noun)
• tape player (noun)
• team player (noun)

player /ˈplejɚ/ noun plural players player /ˈplejɚ/ noun plural players Britannica Dictionary definition of PLAYER [count] 1 : a person who plays a sport or game

• She's one of the team's best players.
• a star baseball player
• professional poker players

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples — see also team player 2 : a person who performs music usually on a particular instrument

• The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play.
• Piano players are called pianists.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 3 : a machine that causes recorded sounds or pictures to be heard or seen

• a record/DVD/CD player

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 4 : a person who participates in a usually competitive field or activity

• She is a key/major/top player in genetics research.
• one of the industry's inside players

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 5 old-fashioned : an actor or actress

• a traveling band of players
• Even the movie's bit players [=people who perform very small roles] are excellent.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 6 US slang : a person and especially a man who has sexual relationships with more than one person at the same time

• That guy's a player.

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