player

Definition

  • noun: a person who plays a sport or game
  • noun: one that 'plays'
  • synonyms: roscius, actor, actress

Examples

  • Even the movie's 'bit players' [=people who perform very small roles] are excellent.

  • The other people on the staff don't like him because he's not a 'team player'.

  • The band's lead guitar 'player' hurt his hand and couldn't play.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) and moving it to California for the summer, why did you put $ in an account for his use? I figured we were partners. I wanted to be a team player. I figured Mark, Dustin and the new interns could work on the site while I was generating advertiser interest in New York. (..)
    2010 The Social Network
  • (..) ' Yeah. We were talking about CourseMatch. It was kind of a no-brainer. But you invented something in high school, too, right? An app for an MP player that recognizes your taste in music. Anybody try to buy it? Microsoft. Wow. How much? Didn't sell it. Uploaded it for free. (..)
    2010 The Social Network