player
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: business
computing
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
entertainment
gambling
games
gaming
lifestyle
mathematics
music
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
theater
video-games
Etymology: From Middle English pleyer, playere, from Old English pleġere (“player, athlete, wrestler”), from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī. Equivalent to play + -er.
Base: play
Affixes: -er
Inflected forms:
form: players
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
examples: He is a player for the Australian team.
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
examples: All the world's a ſtage, / And all the men and women, merely Players
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
examples: He is an avid Minecraft player.
The player is free to create their own narrative within a much larger set of possible designed narrative options, or, given the geographic and dialogical openness of Morrowind, to refuse the creation of any narrative but their own and wander aimlessly through the game.
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
tags: historical
examples: But up to this time the application of the player mechanism had been confined to reed instruments, the piano manufacturers having successfully resisted the introduction of the player mechanism into the piano; but, in the meantime, the manufacturers of players had grown strong and the manufacturers were beginning to properly interpret the handwriting on the wall
A Technical Treatise on Piano Player Mechanism" contains detailed description of the various types of interior and exterior players, embracing manual, pneumatic, automatic, mechanical and electric
Electric players used either a four-lobe rotary pump belt-driven by an electric motor or a self-contained electric motor and ...
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
examples: Is your CD player broken, or is this one disc damaged?
gloss: One that plays.
pos: noun
gloss: One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
pos: noun
gloss: A participant; one involved in something.
pos: noun
examples: He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level.
Decision realities research recognizes the occupational tribalism identified in occupational realities research, but goes further by paying attention to all the players – patients and lay caregivers included – who participate in negotiating care.
Another Bush — George W.’s brother Jeb — is likely to be a big player in the Republican Party’s future.
As the biggest rail player, Network Rail was usually held accountable for failings, but had no authority to change anything to solve the problems. The DfT had been given that authority in 2004 - but consistently ducked accountability.
gloss: A participant; one involved in something.
pos: noun
examples: In this space we explored lesbian sadomasochism, met other S/M women who were serious players, had access to safe equipment and, through watching other women, learned new techniques.
gloss: A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: Thunder only happens when it’s rainin’ / Players only love you when they’re playin’ / Say women, they will come and they will go / When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know
Related words: baller
Derived words: advantage player
back gammon player
badminton player
ball player
baseball player
basketball player
bass player
beach volleyball player
bit player
Blu-ray player
bugle-player
bugle player
cardplayer
cassette player
CD player
cello player
chalk player
chessplayer
chess player
coplayer
cosplayer
DVD player
ear player
field hockey player
five tool player
five-tool player
flute-player
football player
gameplayer
gamesplayer
garmon player
gridiron football player
guitar-player
handball player
harp-player
hockey player
horseplayer
interplayer
jazz player
long player
long-player
marquee player
most valuable player
MP3 player
MP4 player
multiplayer
multi-player
nonplayer
non-player character
oboe-player
outfield player
photoplayer
piano player
ping pong player
playerbase
player base
player character
playerdom
playeress
player hater
player-hater
playerhood
playerish
playerless
player-manager
player of the match
player piano
playersexual
playersexuality
playership
player versus environment
player versus player
player vs player
player vs. player
playette
playtron
polo player
proposition player
radio cassette player
record player
role-player
roleplayer
rôle-player
role player
rugby player
single-player
singleplayer
soccer player
squash player
stageplayer
string player
superplayer
table tennis player
tape player
team player
tennis player
trombone-player
trumpet-player
utility player
value over replacement player
VCD player
VHS player
volleyball player
water polo player
windplayer
Translations:
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 參加者 /参加者
roman: cānjiāzhě
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 參與者 /参与者
roman: cānyùzhě
lang: Finnish
word: tekijä
lang: German
word: Player
lang: German
word: Akteur
lang: Italian
word: protagonista
lang: Macedonian
word: играч
roman: igrač
lang: Swedish
word: spelare