… what drew these audiences was the emergence of the movie star from the ranks of the wholly anonymous players of a decade earlier. David Nasaw
d
: a device that reproduces recorded material (such as video images or music) from a usually specified medium
a CD player
e
: one actively involved especially in a competitive field or process : participant
a key player in politics
f
or less commonly playa, US slang: a person and especially a man who has many lovers
Handsome and a well-paid professional, Keith, 35, chose to be a player, juggling a series of relatively brief and sometimes over-lapping intimate relationships with women. Michel Marriott
This album has a lot of sexual references. It's almost like Bobby's … a playa. Elliott Wilson
Note: The variant playa is more common in transcribed speech.
She's one of the team's best players. The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play. Piano players are called pianists.
Recent Examples on the WebImmediately afterward, the Dream Academy player can be seen falling to the floor. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player’s agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other. Eric Tucker, Chron, 15 Sep. 2022 Perhaps the hottest player in the field is Arizona State University graduate James Leow, who steamrolled Evan Beck 8 & 7 to advance to the round of 16. Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Talk turned to Gorham’s serious ambitions, and how Byredo would now become a major player in the luxury beauty space. Celia Ellenberg, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 Griner, the famous WNBA player, was arrested in February on drug charges and sentences to nine years in prison.ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 The young chess player was also banned from Chess.com and uninvited from the Global Championship, according to the Guardian. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022 Both Louisville and Kentucky are pursuing combo guard DJ Wagner, the No. 1 player in the country in the high school class of 2023 according to 247Sports Composite. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Biden plans to speak at the White House with Cherelle Griner and with the player's agent in one meeting and with Elizabeth Whelan in the other, according to the official. Eric Tucker, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022 See More
1of a game運動ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLAYERADJECTIVE➤accomplished, brilliant, dangerous, excellent, exciting, fine, gifted, good, great, outstanding, strong, talented, top, world-class技藝精湛的選手;危險的選手;優秀的選手;激動人心的選手;天才的選手;傑出的選手;實力強大的選手;頂尖的選手;世界級的選手◇one of the country's top tennis players該國最傑出的網球選手之一➤star明星選手◇The club was forced to sell their star player.俱樂部被迫出售自己的明星選手。➤poor技術差的選手◇He's a poor player, but he tries very hard.他技術不佳,但是很努力。➤average一般的選手◇These golf clubs are for the professional rather than for the average player.這些高爾夫俱樂部是為職業球員而不是為一般玩家設立的。➤experienced經驗豐富的運動員➤former前運動員➤college, professional大學/職業運動員▸➤aggressive進攻型運動員➤defensive, offensive (both especially NAmE) 防守/進攻隊員▸➤attacking, midfield(both in football/soccer均用於足球)進攻隊員;中場隊員▸➤handicap, scratch (both in golf均用於高爾夫球)差點選手;無差點選手▸➤baseball, basketball, bridge, chess, football, rugby, tennis, etc.棒球、籃球、橋牌、國際象棋、足球、英式橄欖球、網球等選手VERB + PLAYER➤draft, sign招募/簽約運動員◇The team has drafted some good players in recent years.近年來該隊已招募了一些優秀的球員。player
3in business商業ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, key, leading, major重要參與者;主要競爭者PREPOSITION➤player in⋯方面的競爭者◇Their company is a major player in the London property market.他們的公司是倫敦房地產市場的主要競爭者。