Player may refer to:

Role or adjective

* Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player * Player (political), a participant in politics who has or is perceived to have influence or power * Global player, a corporate organization that owns production of some good or service in at least one country other than its home country * Player, Shakespearan term for a stage actor * Player (slang), a philanderer, often male

People

* Willa Beatrice Player (1909-2003), American Educator * Gary Player (born 1935), South African golfer * Scott Player (born 1969), former NFL punter * T-Dre Player (born 1992), Canadian football player

Art, entertainment, and media

* ''The Player'', 1988 novel by Michael Tolkin, the basis for the 1992 film * The Player (1953 film), ''The Player'' (1953 film) * The Player (1992 film), ''The Player'' (1992 film), an American film

Music

* Player (band), a 1970s rock band from Los Angeles, California * Player (Player album), ''Player'' (Player album), 1977 * Player (M. Pokora album), ''Player'' (M. Pokora album), 2006 * Player (Capsule album), ''Player'' (Capsule album), 2010 * The Player (First Choice album), ''The Player'' (First Choice album), 1974 * The Player (The Supermen Lovers album), ''The Player'' (The Supermen Lovers album), 2001 * Player (song), "Player" (song), a 2015 song by Tinashe

Television

* Player (TV channel), former name of Bravo 2, television channel in the United Kingdom * The Player Channel, television channel in the United Kingdom * The Player (Algerian TV series), ''The Player'' (Algerian TV series), a 2004 Algerian drama series * The Player (2004 TV series), ''The Player'' (2004 TV series), a 2004 American reality series * The Player (2015 TV series), ''The Player'' (2015 TV series), a 2015 American drama series * Player (TV series), ''Player'' (TV series), a 2018 South Korean TV series * The Player (Thai TV series), ''The Player'' (Thai TV series), a 2020 Thai drama series

Computing

* Media player (software), a piece of software tailored for playing back different forms of multimedia file formats * Player Project, a robot interface specification and software system

Technology

* Blu-ray Disc player, a device that plays discs with high definition video * CD player, a device that plays audio discs * DVD player, a device that plays discs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards * Player piano, a self-playing piano, containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism that operates the piano action via pre-programmed music * Record player, a device that plays vinyl records * Tape player, a device that plays magnetic tapes