Synonyms for player
Most common
actor thespian role player comedian musician instrumentalist
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Actor
actor, thespian, role player, comedian, impersonator, mime, mimic, histrion dated
2. Musician
Other
participant, pickup artist, womanizer, womaniser UK, laker UK, fuck boy vulgar slang, wanton dated
Definitions
- n. 1
One that plays. One who plays any game or sport.
He is a player for the Australian team.
- n. 2
One that plays. An actor in a dramatic play.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- players → actors, thespians, comedians, impersonators…
Example sentences
- actor He made a lot of efforts to become a famous actor.
- musician If I were to be born again, I would be a musician.
- instrumentalist Tom is a multi-instrumentalist.
- participant He was a neutral participant at the discussion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| player | rising | |
| actor | rising | |
| musician | rising | |
| instrumentalist | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mime1
- 5 letters
- actor2, mimic2, laker2
- 6 letters
- wanton2
- 8 letters
- comedian4, musician3, thespian3, histrion
- 9 letters
- performer3, womanizer4, womaniser
- 11 letters
- participant4
- 12 letters
- impersonator5
- 15 letters
- instrumentalist5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (actor2 = 2 syllables).