Noun
participant -
someone who takes part in an activity
associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
attendee ,
meeter ,
attendant ,
attender a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings" ; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
discussant a participant in a formal discussion
bride a woman who has recently been married
bridegroom ,
groom a man who has recently been married
masker ,
masquer ,
masquerader a participant in a masquerade
partaker ,
sharer someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
player a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
participant -
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
player
contestant a person who participates in competitions
ballplayer ,
baseball player an athlete who plays baseball
billiard player someone who plays billiards
bowler a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
card player someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games
chess player someone who plays the game of chess
dart player someone who plays the game of darts
football player ,
footballer an athlete who plays American football
golf player ,
golfer ,
linksman someone who plays the game of golf
grandmaster a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge
hockey player ,
ice-hockey player an athlete who plays hockey
lacrosse player an athlete who plays lacrosse
most valuable player ,
mvp the player judged to be the most important to the sport
playmaker a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score
pool player someone who shoots pool
scorer a logger who marks trees to be felled
seeded player ,
seed one of the outstanding players in a tournament
server utensil used in serving food or drink
shooter (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket)
soccer player an athlete who plays soccer
stringer a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
tennis player an athlete who plays tennis