I. play ‧ a /ˈpleɪjʌ/ BrE AmE ( also player ) noun [countable] spoken informal
a man who is good at meeting women and persuading them to have sex with him
II. play ‧ er S2 W1 /ˈpleɪə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ play , ↑ interplay , ↑ replay , ↑ player , ↑ playfulness ; verb : ↑ play , ↑ outplay , ↑ replay ; adjective : ↑ playful , ↑ playable ; adverb : ↑ playfully ]
1 . someone who takes part in a game or sport:
a basketball player
2 . one of the important people, companies, countries etc that is involved in and influences a situation, especially one involving competition
a major/dominant/key etc player
a firm that is a dominant player on Wall Street
player in/on
a key player in world affairs
3 . a CD/record/video etc player a machine that is used to play CDs, videos etc
4 . someone who plays a musical instrument:
a guitar player
5 . a man who has sexual relationships with many different women
6 . old-fashioned an actor
⇨ key mover/player at ↑ key 2