Hypertext Webster Gateway: "player"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Player \Play"er\, n.
1. One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious
aims; an idler; a trifler. --Shak.
2. One who plays any game.
3. A dramatic actor. --Shak.
4. One who plays on an instrument of music. ``A cunning
player on a harp.'' --1 Sam. xvi. 16.
5. A gamester; a gambler.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
player
n 1: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
[syn: {participant}]
2: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
[syn: {musician}, {instrumentalist}]
3: a theatrical performer [syn: {actor}, {histrion}, {thespian},
{role player}]
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