Word parts play + -er Pronunciation (US) IPA (key): /ˈpleɪɚ/ (UK) IPA (key): /ˈpleɪə(r)/ Audio (UK)(file) Hyphenation: play‧er Noun Singular player Plural players (countable) Someone taking part in a sport or game. Tom watched as the players walked on to the field. (countable) Someone who makes music on a musical instrument. The piano player had long fingers. (countable) An actor, in particular on a theatre stage. The players are all on the stage. (countable) A machine that plays music recordings or movies. The record player is broken This CD player was expensive. Peter bought a DVD player yesterday. football players a chess player a piano player some players on a stage a record player a CD player Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.