Used in a Sentence

player

How to use player in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for player.

Editorial note

A baseball player lied to Congress and got charged with perjury.

Examples13
Definitions5
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of player gathered in one view.

noun

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

noun

someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

noun

a theatrical performer

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for player.

noun

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

noun

a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously

noun

an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"

Example sentences

1

A baseball player lied to Congress and got charged with perjury.

2

If Zynga can become a player by launching a hit or acquiring a large chunk of the space, they'll be doing better than ever.

3

This way, Adobe tools can still be sold and used to develop, while the player is ubiquitous and as widely spread as possible.

4

In addition to game sales, xbox players are also more likely to purchase DLC packs and other digital content such as xbox live arcade games.

5

Zydrine is hard to find in the EVE universe, but players had discovered that killing a certain class of drone often leaves behind Zydrine in the wreckage.

6

Knowing Steve, he will go after some of our top Mac talent…Jobs sounds like a Grade-A Asshole, along with every other player involved in this mess.

7

Second, Microsoft has far more momentum in terms of game sales and customer loyalty and enthusiasm than the other console players.

8

Though now I'm curious to know whether these wage-theft pacts extend beyond SV, perhaps to Austin... Many of the same players have a significant presence here.

9

It was decided that "time" would be treated as a valuable player resource: for that reason, raw materials were spread all over the galaxy map, which takes hours to traverse.

10

Anyone who is happy working in the environment that was Yahoo over the past 5 years is not an A player by any stretch, so it's safe to assume that you can afford to lose them.

11

> and there's no compilation step or anything -- then it's almost a fundamental paradigm shift for what desktop software could be.\n> It already makes me dream of a word processor I could hack like that, or a music player.

12

This is classic entrepreneurship and there is nothing more sinister about JPMorgan having to compete with a star player launching their own fund than there is Google having to pay out to top performers who may otherwise do well launching a start-up.

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Interestingly, there were no trade hubs built into the core game design -- players gradually settled into certain areas and made their own pockets of population where trade thrived.>>> Gudmundsson had some fun examples of how intelligent virtual economies can be.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use player in a sentence?

A baseball player lied to Congress and got charged with perjury.

What does player mean?

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

What part of speech is player?

player is commonly used as noun.