Worker vs Player - What's the difference?
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A person who performs labor for his living, especially manual labor.
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# (label) A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.
(label) A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
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.
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(informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
As nouns the difference between worker and player
is that worker is a person who performs labor for his living, especially manual labor while player is one that plays.worker
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Noun
(en noun)Subtle effects, passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese
Synonyms
* (person who performs labor) laborer, labourerDerived terms
* freezing worker * sex worker * steelworkerAnagrams
* English agent nounsplayer
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Noun
(en noun)- He thought he could become a player , at least at the state level.
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