player

player
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. performer, actor, musician, instrumentalist; participant, competitor. See drama, music, artist.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [One who takes part in a game]
Syn. member, athlete, sportsman, sportswoman, amateur, professional, gymnast, acrobat, swimmer, diver, trackman, phenom*, flash*, champ*, pro*, semipro*, nonpro*, jock*, sweat*; see also contestant , opponent 1 .
2. [An actor]
Syn. performer, vaudeville performer, ham*; see actor 1 , actress .
3. [A reproducing device]
Syn. record player, tape player, tape deck, video cassette recorder, VCR, compact disk player, CD player, home music center; see also record player , tape recorder .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. competitor team member, athlete, *jock, contestant, opponent, participant.
2. actor actress, performer, thespian, trouper, *ham.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. One who bets: bettor, gambler, gamester. See GAMBLING. 2. A theatrical performer: actor, actress, thespian. See ACTION, PERFORMING ARTS, SUBSTITUTE. 3. One who plays a musical instrument: musician, performer. See PERFORMING ARTS. 4. One who participates: actor, participant, party. See PARTICIPATE.

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