1a person taking part in a sport or game:a tennis player
a person or body that is involved and influential in an area or activity:the country’s isolationism made it a secondary player in world political events
(also playa) informal a confident, successful man with many sexual partners:she’s so wary of playas, she’s declared herself celibate
2 [usually with modifier] a person who plays a musical instrument:a guitar player
a device for playing recorded music:an MP3 playera CD player
3an actor:there are moments of tenderness beautifully expressed by the players
