Definition of: player

(plā′ər) noun
1. One who takes part in a game; also, one who specializes in a game: a tennis player.
2. One who performs on the dramatic stage; an actor.
3. A performer on a musical instrument.
4. One who works without a purpose or makes idle pretensions; also, an idler; a trifler.
5. A gambler.
6. An automatic device for playing a musical instrument; specifically, a mechanical device for playing a piano: also player piano.