Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Player

Player , noun

1.
One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. — Shakespeare
2.
One who plays any game.
3.
A dramatic actor. — Shakespeare
4.
One who plays on an instrument of music.
A cunning player on a harp. — 1 Sam. xvi. 16
5.
A gamester; a gambler.