Player may refer to:

Role or adjective

Player (game) Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and pl ...

, 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 political player is a participant in politics who has or is perceived to have influence or power, although usually on a smaller level than a global power elite. The phrase may refer to an individual who is a candidate or elected or appointed offi ...

, 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 Willa Beatrice Player (August 9, 1909 – August 29, 2003) was an American educator, college administrator, college president, civil rights activist, and federal appointee. Player was the first African-American woman to become president of a four- ...

(1909-2003), American Educator *

Gary Player Gary James Player DMS, OIG (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tou ...

(born 1935), South African golfer *

Scott Player Scott Darwin Player (born December 17, 1969) is a former NFL, CFL, and UFL punter. He was signed by the Birmingham Barracudas as a street free agent in 1995. He also played college football at Florida State. Player was also a member of the New ...

(born 1969), former NFL punter *

T-Dre Player Tchissakid Dre Player (born February 4, 1992) is a Canadian football offensive lineman who is a free agent. He was drafted by the BC Lions in the second round of the 2014 CFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern State University a ...

(born 1992), Canadian football player

Art, entertainment, and media

* ''The Player'', 1988 novel by

Michael Tolkin Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including '' The Player'' (1992), which he adapted from his own 1988 novel of the same name,Tolkin, Michael"The Player" 1st ed., ...

, the basis for the 1992 film * ''The Player'' (1953 film) * ''The Player'' (1992 film), an American film

Music

Player (band) Player is an American rock band that was formed in the late 1970s. The group scored several US Hot 100 hits, three of which went into the top 40; two of those single releases went top 10, including the No. 1 hit " Baby Come Back", written ...

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

Television

Player (TV channel) Bravo 2 was a British television channel. History Player The channel launched as "Player" on March 2, 2006, being a spin-off to a block that previously aired late-at-night on Challenge. Unlike the block, the channel functioned as a sister to B ...

, former name of Bravo 2, television channel in the United Kingdom *

The Player Channel The Player Channel, known as the Poker Channel until 3 December 2012, was a gaming TV network which broadcast to over 30 million households in 30 countries. The Channel was typically carried in the basic packages of cable and satellite operator ...

, television channel in the United Kingdom * ''The Player'' (Algerian TV series), a 2004 Algerian drama series * ''The Player'' (2004 TV series), a 2004 American reality series * ''The Player'' (2015 TV series), a 2015 American drama series * ''Player'' (TV series), a 2018 South Korean 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 The Player Project (formerly the Player/Stage Project) is a project to create free software for research into robotics and sensor systems. Its components include the ''Player'' network server and the ''Stage'' robot platform simulators. Altho ...

, a robot interface specification and software system

Technology

* Blu-ray Disc player, a device that plays discs with high definition video *

CD player A CD player is an electronic device that plays audio compact discs, which are a digital optical disc data storage format. CD players were first sold to consumers in 1982. CDs typically contain recordings of audio material such as music or audio ...

, a device that plays audio discs *

DVD player A DVD player is a device that plays DVDs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards. Some DVD players will also play audio CDs. DVD players are connected to a television to ...

, a device that plays discs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards *

Player piano A player piano (also known as a pianola) is a self-playing piano containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism, that operates the piano action via programmed music recorded on perforated paper or metallic rolls, with more modern im ...

, a self-playing piano, containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism that operates the piano action via pre-programmed music *

Record player A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or since the 1940s called a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogu ...

, a device that plays vinyl records *

Tape player An audio tape recorder, also known as a tape deck, tape player or tape machine or simply a tape recorder, is a sound recording and reproduction device that records and plays back sounds usually using magnetic tape for storage. In its present- ...

, a device that plays magnetic tapes