D defs.my
Entry 5 senses Webster, 1913

Player

/plā'-ẽr/ · Play·er · IPA /ˈpleɪɚ/
01 n. One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
  1. 1.
    One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
  2. 2.
    One who plays any game.
  3. 3.
    A dramatic actor.
  4. 4.
    One who plays on an instrument of music.
  5. 5.
    A gamester; a gambler.