player
English
/ˈpleɪɚ/, /ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- One that plays
- One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
- A significant participant.
- (informal) A person who play the plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pleyer inherited from Old English pleġere (wrestler, athlete, player) suffix from English play.
Origin
English
play
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- PlayStation English
- Playmaster English
- afterplay English
- ageplay English
- airplay English
- antiplay English
- autoplay English
- ball English
- ball player English
- base English
- bloodplay English
- breathplay English
- buttplay English
- by-play English
- byplay English
- card English
- cardplay English
- cardplayer English
- chapterplay English
- coplayer English
- counterplay English
- crossplay English
- electroplay English
- endplay English
- fingerplay English
- fireplay English
- flute English
- flute-player English
- foodplay English
- foreplay English
- fourplay English
- game English
- gameplay English
- gameplayer English
- games English
- gamesplayer English
- genderplay English
- gunplay English
- hairplay English
- handplay English
- horse English
- horseplay English
- horseplayer English
- interplay English
- interplayer English
- knifeplay English
- longplay English
- metaplay English
- midplay English
- miniplay English
- misplay English
- multiplay English
- multiplayer English
- nameplay English
- netplay English
- nonplay English
- nonplayer English
- outplay English
- overplay English
- painplay English
- photoplay English
- pissplay English
- play English
- play-by-play English
- playability English
- playable English
- playact English
- playaholic English
- playathon English
- playback English
- playball English
- playbarn English
- playbill English
- playblast English
- playboard English
- playboat English
- playboating English
- playbook English
- playbox English
- playboy English
- playbroker English
- playbus English
- playcalling English
- playcenter English
- playcentre English
- playception English
- playdate English
- playday English
- playdough English
- playdown English
- playerbase English
- playeress English
- playerhood English
- playerish English
- playerless English
- playersexual English
- playership English
- playest English
- playeth English
- playette English
- playfeer English
- playfellow English
- playfield English
- playframe English
- playfriend English
- playful English
- playgame English
- playgirl English
- playgoer English
- playgoing English
- playground English
- playgroup English
- playhouse English
- playing English
- playland English
- playleader English
- playless English
- playlet English
- playlike English
- playline English
- playlist English
- playlore English
- playlot English
- playmaker English
- playmaking English
- playmat English
- playmate English
- playmobile English
- playock English
- playout English
- playpark English
- playpen English
- playpipe English
- playreader English
- playreading English
- playright English
- playroom English
- playscape English
- playscheme English
- playschool English
- playscript English
- playset English
- playshed English
- playsheet English
- playsome English
- playsong English
- playspace English
- playspot English
- playstead English
- playstow English
- playstreet English
- playstyle English
- playsuit English
- playtest English
- playtester English
- playtext English
- plaything English
- playthrough English
- playtime English
- playtoy English
- playware English
- playwear English
- playwork English
- playworker English
- playwright English
- playwriter English
- playwriting English
- ponyplay English
- pureplay English
- quickplay English
- raceplay English
- replay English
- role English
- roleplayer English
- rôleplay English
- screenplay English
- shoeplay English
- single English
- singleplayer English
- slowplay English
- spearplay English
- stage English
- stageplay English
- stageplayer English
- superplay English
- superplayer English
- swordplay English
- teamplay English
- underplay English
- waterplay English
- waxplay English
- wordplay English
- play Italian
- плеер Russian
- play Spanish, Castilian
- player Portuguese
- プレイ Japanese
- プレー Japanese
- pleġere Old English
- pleyen Middle English
- pleyer Middle English
- play Chinese
- 플레이어 Korean
- pilai Tok Pisin
- pilaia Tok Pisin
- prei Sranan Tongo
- game
- role
- ball
- play
- base
- card
- horse
- games
- stage
- flute
- single
- replay
- byplay
- playout
- outplay
- playmat
- endplay
- gunplay
- playbus
- airplay
- playest
- playlet
- playpen
- playact
- nonplay
- playbox
- playful
- playeth
- playlot
- midplay
- playtoy
- playday
- playset
- by-play
- ageplay
- playboy
- netplay
- misplay
- waxplay
- playing
- playock
- gameplay
- longplay
- painplay
- playsome
- foodplay
- playpark
- playbarn
- playwork
- playgoer
- playtime
- fireplay
- handplay
- playbill
- playdate
- overplay
- ponyplay
- cardplay
- playpipe
- playbook
- playlike
- playspot
- playware
- playgame
- pureplay
- fourplay
- miniplay
- playgirl
- playless
- playwear
- playball
- wordplay
- playshed
- playline
- playback
- playroom
- playlore
- coplayer
- hairplay
- playsuit
- teamplay
- antiplay
- foreplay
- playette
- shoeplay
- playmate
- buttplay
- slowplay
- nameplay
- playstow
- raceplay
- playlist
- playfeer
- autoplay
- metaplay
- rôleplay
- playsong
- playland
- playable
- pissplay
- playtext
- playboat
- playdown
- playtest
- playboard
- playerish
- playdough
- swordplay
- photoplay
- playathon
- playmaker
- stageplay
- playgoing
- superplay
- playfield
- playstead
- playeress
- bloodplay
- playright
- afterplay
- playframe
- spearplay
- playstyle
- playsheet
- interplay
- knifeplay
- plaything
- playgroup
- playhouse
- quickplay
- playblast
- multiplay
- horseplay
- underplay
- playspace
- playscape
- crossplay
- nonplayer
- waterplay
- fingerplay
- playerhood
- playbroker
- playtester
- screenplay
- playground
- roleplayer
- playleader
- genderplay
- Playmaster
- playmobile
- playworker
- playership
- cardplayer
- playfellow
- playstreet
- gameplayer
- playschool
- playerless
- playfriend
- playerbase
- playscheme
- playscript
- playmaking
- playwright
- breathplay
- playaholic
- playcentre
- playreader
- playwriter
- playcenter
- playboating
- playception
- gamesplayer
- playability
- playwriting
- playcalling
- playreading
- horseplayer
- stageplayer
- playthrough
- electroplay
- multiplayer
- PlayStation
- superplayer
- ball player
- counterplay
- chapterplay
- interplayer
- flute-player
- playersexual
- play-by-play
- singleplayer