player
♦♦♦ play|er /pl'eɪər/ (players)
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A player in a sport or game is a person who takes part, either as a job or for fun.
...his greatness as a player...
She was a good golfer and tennis player.
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You can use player to refer to a musician. For example, a piano player is someone who plays the piano.
...a professional trumpet player.
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If a person, country, or organization is a player in something, they are involved in it and important in it.
Big business has become a major player in the art market...
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A player is an actor.
...a company of players...
Oscar nominations went to all five leading players.
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see also cassette player, CD player, team player, team playercas|sette play|er (cassette players)
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A cassette player is a machine that is used for playing cassettes and sometimes also recording them.♦ CD play|er (CD players)
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A CD player is a machine on which you can play CDs.key play|er (key players)
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The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it.
The former chairman was a key player in the deals that pushed the bank to the top.MP3 play|er (MP3 players)
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An MP3 player is a machine on which you can play music downloaded from the Internet.play|er pia|no (player pianos)
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A player piano is a type of mechanical piano. When you press the pedals, air is forced through holes in a roll of paper to press the keys and play a tune. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use pianola)rec|ord play|er (record players)
also record-player
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A record player is a machine on which you can play a record in order to listen to the music or other sounds on it.team play|er (team players)
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If you refer to someone as a team player, you mean that they work well with other people in order to achieve things.
1 [N-COUNT]
A player in a sport or game is a person who takes part, either as a job or for fun.
...his greatness as a player...
She was a good golfer and tennis player.
2 [N-COUNT]
You can use player to refer to a musician. For example, a piano player is someone who plays the piano.
...a professional trumpet player.
3 [N-COUNT] oft supp N, N in n
If a person, country, or organization is a player in something, they are involved in it and important in it.
Big business has become a major player in the art market...
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A player is an actor.
...a company of players...
Oscar nominations went to all five leading players.
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see also cassette player, CD player, team player, team playercas|sette play|er (cassette players)
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A cassette player is a machine that is used for playing cassettes and sometimes also recording them.♦ CD play|er (CD players)
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A CD player is a machine on which you can play CDs.key play|er (key players)
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The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it.
The former chairman was a key player in the deals that pushed the bank to the top.MP3 play|er (MP3 players)
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An MP3 player is a machine on which you can play music downloaded from the Internet.play|er pia|no (player pianos)
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A player piano is a type of mechanical piano. When you press the pedals, air is forced through holes in a roll of paper to press the keys and play a tune. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use pianola)rec|ord play|er (record players)
also record-player
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A record player is a machine on which you can play a record in order to listen to the music or other sounds on it.team play|er (team players)
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If you refer to someone as a team player, you mean that they work well with other people in order to achieve things.