Noun
player -
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
participant
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
player -
an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"
participant someone who takes part in an activity
business enterprise ,
commercial enterprise ,
business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
player -
a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
player -
a theatrical performer
actor ,
histrion ,
thespian ,
role player
performer ,
performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
actress a female actor
play-actor ,
playactor ,
barnstormer ,
trouper a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
character actor an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles
comedian a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
ham actor ,
ham meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
heavy a serious (or tragic) role in a play
ingenue the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
leading man actor who plays the leading male role
mimer ,
mummer ,
pantomimer ,
pantomimist ,
mime a performance using gestures and body movements without words
plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
reenactor a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier
scene-stealer an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers"
movie actor ,
screen actor an actor who plays a role in a film
principal ,
star ,
lead the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
spear carrier ,
supernumerary ,
extra a minor actor in crowd scenes
tragedian an actor who specializes in tragic roles
understudy ,
standby an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
upstager a selfish actor who upstages the other actors
walk-on plays a small part in a dramatic production
player -
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
musician ,
instrumentalist
performer ,
performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
musical group ,
musical organisation ,
musical organization an organization of musicians who perform together
accompanist ,
accompanyist a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
accordionist a musician who plays the accordion
bandsman a player in a band (especially a military band)
bassist a musician who play the bass viol
bassoonist a musician who plays the bassoon
bell ringer something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer" ; "scored a bull's eye" ; "hit the mark" ; "the president's speech was a home run"
carillonneur a musician who plays a carillon
cellist ,
violoncellist someone who plays a violoncello
clarinetist ,
clarinettist a musician who plays the clarinet
flautist ,
flute player ,
flutist someone who plays the flute
gambist a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba
guitar player ,
guitarist a musician who plays the guitar
harmoniser ,
harmonizer a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another
harper ,
harpist someone who plays the harp
harpsichordist someone who plays the harpsichord
hornist a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)
jazz musician ,
jazzman a musician who plays or composes jazz music
keyboardist a musician who plays a keyboard instrument
koto player a musician who plays the koto
lutanist ,
lutenist ,
lutist a musician who plays the lute
oboist a musician who plays the oboe
organist a person who plays an organ
percussionist a musician who plays percussion instruments
pianist ,
piano player a person who plays the piano
bagpiper ,
piper someone who plays the bagpipe
recorder player someone who plays the recorder
rhythm and blues musician a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music
rock 'n' roll musician ,
rocker a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
saxist ,
saxophonist a musician who plays the saxophone
vocalist ,
vocaliser ,
vocalizer ,
singer a person who sings
sitar player a musician who plays the sitar
soloist a musician who performs a solo
trombone player ,
trombonist a musician who plays the trombone
cornetist ,
trumpeter large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
vibist ,
vibraphonist a musician who plays the vibraphone
violinist ,
fiddler a musician who plays the violin
