players

10 definitions • 13 examples

someone who takes part in a game or sport:

Each player takes three cards.

The team has many talented players.

someone who is very involved in an activity or organization:

She was a leading/key player in the reorganization of the health service.

an actor

used in the names of some theatre companies:

the Shakespeare Players

a person who plays a musical instrument:

a recorder/piano player

a machine for playing music, sound, or pictures:

a CD/DVD player

someone who plays a musical instrument:

a cello/flute player

A player is also a machine:

a CD/record player

someone who takes part in a sport or game:

This basketball team has a lot of talented players.

fig. The company is one of the leading players (= organizations taking part) in the deal.

a company, organization, or person that has influence within a particular activity, industry, or type of work:

a player in sth The organization used to be unique; today it is just another player in a cut-throat market.

key/major/important player As chairman of the Finance Committee, she was a key player in the assembly's lengthy budget negotiations.

global/industry player It may take another three to four years before the market stabilizes enough for global players to think about establishing new EU locations.