player (EN)

noun

noun “player”

1. someone who participates in a game or sport
   Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.

   The soccer player scored the winning goal in the last minute of the game.
2. someone who plays a musical instrument
   She became the lead piano player in the school band.
3. someone involved in a specific area of business or politics
   Despite being new to the scene, she quickly established herself as a key player in local politics.
4. an electronic device that plays audio and/or video
   We bought a new DVD player because our old one wouldn't read discs anymore.
5. a software that plays audio and/or video
   To watch the movie on your computer, you'll need to install a video player.
6. informally, someone who dates multiple people rather than committing to one person
   She realized too late that her charming date was actually a player, interested only in casual flings.
7. old-fashioned term for an actor
   The players took their final bows as the curtain fell on the opening night of "Macbeth."