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As a noun, player means one that plays.
Meanings of player
17 meaningsnoun
One that plays
One who plays any game or sport.
theaterAn actor in a dramatic play.
musicOne who plays on a musical instrument.
gamingvideo gamesA gamer; a player of video games or similar.
gamblingA gambler.
electronicsAn electronic device that plays audio and/or video media.
“Is your CD player broken, or is this one disc damaged?”
computingA software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as a media player.
One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
A participant; one involved in something.
“He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level.”
informalA person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
A person who participates in or is skilled at some gameperson
Similar: participantSomeone who plays a music as a professionperson
Similar: musician, instrumentalistA theatrical performerperson
Similar: actor, histrion, thespian, role player
Older and rare meanings (1)
historicalA mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).