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player
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playa /ˈpleɪjʌ/ (also player) noun [countable] spoken informal
a man who is good at meeting women and persuading them to have sex with him

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player S2 W1 /ˈpleɪə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: play, interplay, replay, player, playfulness; verb: play, outplay, replay; adjective: playful, playable; adverb: playfully
1. someone who takes part in a game or sport:
    a basketball player
2. one of the important people, companies, countries etc that is involved in and influences a situation, especially one involving competition
    a major/dominant/key etc player
    a firm that is a dominant player on Wall Street
    player in/on
    a key player in world affairs
3. a CD/record/video etc player a machine that is used to play CDs, videos etc
4. someone who plays a musical instrument:
    a guitar player
5. a man who has sexual relationships with many different women
6. old-fashioned an actor
key mover/player at key2