n. 25B6; noun
a tournament for young players : PARTICIPANT, contestant, competitor, contender; sportsman/woman, athlete.
the players in the orchestra : MUSICIAN, performer, instrumentalist, soloist, virtuoso. See list.
the players of the Royal Shakespeare Company : ACTOR, actress, performer, thespian, entertainer, artist(e), trouper.
Players of Instruments
See also instrumentalist , jazz .
player instrument
accordionist accordion
banjoist banjo
bassist bass guitar or double bass
bassoonist bassoon
cellist cello
clarinettist clarinet
cornetist cornet
cymbalist cymbal
drummer drum
fiddler violin
flautist flute
guitarist guitar
harper harp
harpist harp
harpsichordist harpsichord
keyboardist keyboard
lutenist, lutist lute
lyrist lyre
mandolinist mandolin
oboist oboe
organist organ
percussionist percussion
pianist piano
piper bagpipes
saxist saxophone
saxophonist saxophone
tambourinist tambourine
timpanist timpani
trombonist trombone
trumpeter trumpet
vibist, vibraphonist vibraphone
violinist violin
violist viola/viol
xylophonist xylophone