player meaning
[ 'pleiə ] Pronunciation: "player" in a sentence
Noun: player pleyu(r)
- A person who participates in or is skilled at some game
- participant - Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
- musician, instrumentalist, muso [Brit] - A theatrical performer
- actor, histrion, thespian, role player - A person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
- An important participant (as in a business deal)
"he was a major player in setting up the corporation"
Derived forms: players
See also: play
Type of: contestant, individual, mortal, participant, performer, performing artist, person, somebody, someone, soul
Part of: musical group, musical organisation [Brit], musical organization
Encyclopedia: Player
[Business]
noun [C]
MARKET PLAYER, TEAM PLAYER
an important company or person involved in a particular area of business:
The company is a major player in the London property market.
The new employee should be introduced to key players in the department.
a big/dominant/global/key/leading/major player
◆ a niche/small player
[Economics]
The term used in game theory for any participant in a situation being modelled. A player is any individual, firm, or government that has to make a choice between different strategy.
[Electronics]
A device or system that reproduces (plays
back) data from a tape or disc, but cannot be
used to record data onto the tape or disc.
play head See PLAYBACK HEAD.
[Finance]
Used in the context of general equities. Customer or trader who is actively involved in a particular stock or the market in general.
- player-to-player defense: [Sports]Basketball ...
- a team player: [American slang]so ...
- ball-player: noun1. A player ( ...
Examples
More: Next- the young ball player will bear watching.
- players of both teams have entered the court.
- he was hurt, and another player replaced him ...
- he is an energetic tennis player.
- he is without dispute the better player.
