player

player (plā′ər)

noun

a person who plays a game a football player
a performer in a drama; actor
a person who plays a musical instrument
a gambler
a person or group regarded as a chief or legitimate participant in some competitive activity, often one involving risk
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1. an apparatus attached to a musical instrument, as to a piano, for playing it automatically
2. a device for playing tapes, records, discs, etc., esp. one that does not also record

One who takes part in a game
member, athlete, sportsman, sportswoman, amateur, professional, gymnast, acrobat, swimmer, diver, trackman, phenom*, flash*, champ*, pro*, semipro*, nonpro*, jock*, sweat*; see also contestant, opponent 1.
An actor
performer, vaudeville performer, ham*; see actor 1, actress.
A reproducing device
record player, tape player, tape deck, video cassette recorder, VCR, compact disk player, CD player, home music center; see also record player, tape recorder.

Preposition: on

pitch: The goals in that third round win came from the youngest and the oldest players on the pitch, Ray Hankin and Keith Newton.

Converse of object

allow: The space bar now allows the player to lock a mobile under control into a fixed position relative to MONITOR.
attract: Promote the following bingo affiliate programs through Affiliate window - AffiliateWindow Bingo Boudoir UK Online Bingo with £ 1million monthly jackpots to attract players.
become: He later became lead double base player in the Hale Orchestra.
rank: Tina is a highly ranked squash player in Austria and is Marcel's secret weapon for the team event in Vienna.
sign: At a time when United are strapped for cash, signing a player for five million pounds and then not playing him looks foolish.

Adjective modifier

mp3: You can therefore use the design to build an mp3 player or control your toaster, what ever you want.
key: The Company is also a key player in national infrastructure projects.
portable: Sadly the product doesn't actually exist - all I've done is apply the basic elements of my craft to portable music players.
experienced: Dario said, " Tony is a very experienced player who has played at a very high level.
young: Advertisement In May he became the youngest player ever to score a league goal for the senior team.
talented: Does this remind you of a certain young and very talented fast player we purchased a couple years ago?

Modifies a noun

mode: The three single player modes are a good introduction to what looks set to be a very, very good game.

Noun used with modifier

CD: Listen to his speeches on a CD player or find much more using a computer.
bass: The theory was that a curse had been put upon the bass player.
rugby: A keen rugby player, he captained Queens ' 3rd XV.
tennis: Oliver, Are you an actor who also plays tennis, or a tennis player who also acts?
dvd: In two steps, your favorite DVD has been cloned and will play on most home DVD players just like the original.
keyboard: We need a keyboard player, guitarists, flutists, clarinetists, recorder players & singers.

Preposition: of

tournament: SINI's Ian Humphries was named as player of the tournament, which is a great achievement for the young Ballymena player.

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