PLAYER Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

player

noun

ˈplā-ər

Definition of player

as in instrumentalist

a person who plays a musical instrument a horn player

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as in actor

one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show) a troupe of players used to give performances on the town green

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as in participant

one who takes part in something a significant player in the negotiations

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Recent Examples of player Several key players on the Rams will miss time because of injury, including wide receiver Davante Adams, who will be out six to 10 weeks with a ruptured hamstring. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 If your team is any version of a Power Five power player, the playoff conversation gets real anticlimactic real quick. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Perhaps more important, identification with players strengthened the relationship between viewing motivation and those intentions. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Instamall is an idea that has drawn the backing of some well connected players, including the family of Stéphane Bianchi, LVMH group managing director, and mall group Cenomi Centers in Saudi Arabia, Aboud said. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for player

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Noun

The disagreement led to a contentious back-and-forth before acclaimed singer/instrumentalist Meshell Ndegeocello approached the stage to calm Glasper and offer him a drink.

— William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Brown made history as the first woman musician to win an instrumentalist of the year honor from the IBMA when she was named banjo player of the year in 1991.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of instrumentalist

Noun

Disney actor Erik von Detten is being sued for allegedly scamming an elderly couple in a bizarre precious-metals scheme.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Lipski was born in Germany, but moved to her family on the Spanish island as a young girl, later heading to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actor.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of actor

Noun

Unlike traditional sports betting, prediction markets function more like exchanges, with participants taking positions against one another rather than against a house.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
In a 2020 interview with the local news station KTVZ, Nickerson identified the boy, then 10, as a participant in a special needs program run by the school district.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of participant

Noun

Students, working-class people, artists, local neighborhood families, musicians and people from all walks of life who simply love books and reading.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
The firm began by representing restaurants and musicians, though their roster quickly expanded into the wider entertainment industry.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of musician

Noun

Hugo said his work as a songwriter, producer, arranger, and performer was central to their success, though Williams was the public face of their partnership.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
In the Chicago Tribune, Loerzel wrote that the opening of the Uptown in 1925 was cause for a festival, complete with bands, trapeze artists and a madcap performer who set himself ablaze and submerged himself in water to extinguish the flames.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of performer

Noun

Moncler highlighted the trailblazing careers and unique legacies of these artists.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
None of it feels remotely tied to the zeitgeist, instead showing an artist galvanized by their own out-there proclivities and exhilarated by the limitations of whatever ramshackle gear might be lying around a home studio.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of artist

Noun

In an attempt to uncover what might be going on in her mind, Fielder travels to a farm in upstate New York to meet actress Amanda Seyfried, who played Holmes to much acclaim in the 2022 Hulu series The Dropout.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Having dressed numerous actresses throughout her career, Chiuri sees a shift in red carpet culture toward individualized creations and, more recently, greater restraint.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of actress

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