different between player vs thespian

English

Etymology

From Middle English pleyer, playere, from Old English ple?ere (“player, athlete, wrestler”), equivalent to play +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ple??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ple??(?)/
• Rhymes: -e??(?)
• Hyphenation: play?er

Noun

player (plural players)

1. One that plays
   1. One who plays any game or sport.
   2. (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
   3. (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
   4. (gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.
   5. (gambling) A gambler.
   6. (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
   7. (electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.
   8. (computing) A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as media player.
2. One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
3. A participant; one involved in something.

   He thought he could become a player, at least at the state level.
4. (informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
   • 1977 March 24, Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac, “Dreams”, Warner Bros.:

     Thunder only happens when it’s rainin’ / Players only love you when they’re playin’ / Say women, they will come and they will go / When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know

Synonyms

• (one who plays; (game) participant; athlete): laker
• (one who plays the field): See Thesaurus:libertine

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• baller

Anagrams

• Rapley, parley, pearly, prelay, replay

Middle English

Noun

player

1. Alternative form of pleyer

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English player.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?plej.e?/

Noun

player m (plural players)

1. (Brazil) (electronics) player (electronic device or software application that plays media)

   Synonyms: tocador, leitor

2. (video games) player (a person or artificial intelligence that competes in a video game)

   Synonym: jogador

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:player.

English

Etymology

Latin Thespis, from the name of the Ancient Greek actor Thespis (fl. 6th century B.C.E.), from ?????? (Théspis) +? -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???spi.?n/
• Rhymes: -?spi?n

Adjective

thespian (comparative more thespian, superlative most thespian)

1. Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical.

Translations

Noun

thespian (plural thespians)

1. An actor or player.

Derived terms

References