Meaning of player In English

• 0 someone who takes part in a game or sport:

  • Each player takes three cards.

  • The team has many talented players.

  • She was a leading/key player in the reorganization of the health service.

• 1 an actor

  • the Shakespeare Players

• 2 a person who plays a musical instrument:

  • a recorder/piano player

  • a CD/DVD player

• 3 someone who plays a musical instrument:

  • a cello/flute player

  • a CD/record player

• 4 someone who takes part in a sport or game:

  • This basketball team has a lot of talented players.

  • fig. The company is one of the leading players (= organizations taking part) in the deal.

• 5 a company, organization, or person that has influence within a particular activity, industry, or type of work:

  • a player in sth The organization used to be unique; today it is just another player in a cut-throat market.

  • key/major/important player As chairman of the Finance Committee, she was a key player in the assembly's lengthy budget negotiations.

  • global/industry player It may take another three to four years before the market stabilizes enough for global players to think about establishing new EU locations.