player
noun
2.
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
3.
4.
an important participant (as in a business deal)
- “he was a major player in setting up the corporation”
Origin
From Middle English pleyer, playere, from Old English pleġere (“player, athlete, wrestler”), from Proto-West Germanic *plegārī.
Phrases
- advantage player
- back gammon player
- badminton player
- ball player
- baseball player
- basketball player
- bass player
- beach volleyball player
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