Noun

(en noun)

One that plays

# One who plays any game or sport.

# (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.

# (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.

# (gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.

# (gambling) A gambler.

# (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.

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# (electronics) An electronic device or software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.

One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.

A significant participant.

He thought he could become a player , at least at the state level.

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, passage=Another Bush — George W.’s brother Jeb — is likely to be a big player in the Republican Party’s future.}}

(informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.

Noun

(en noun)

A person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job.

A participant in an examination.

Something or somebody maybe suitable for or in danger of something or somebody.

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, title= Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily? , volume=101, issue=3, page=184, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter.}}

Synonym for candidate gene.