play·er 
/ˈplejɚ/ noun
plural play·ers /ˈplejɚ/ noun [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 — 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. 3 : a machine that causes recorded sounds or pictures to be heard or seen
▪ a record/DVD/CD player 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 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. 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.
▪ She's one of the team's best players. ▪ a star baseball player ▪ professional poker players — see also team player
▪ The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play. ▪ Piano players are called pianists.
▪ a record/DVD/CD player
▪ She is a key/major/top player in genetics research. ▪ one of the industry's inside players
▪ a traveling band of players ▪ Even the movie's bit players [=people who perform very small roles] are excellent.
▪ That guy's a player.
