ˈæk.tə ˈæk.tɚ mjuˈzɪʃən pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt ˈpleɪɚ ˈpleɪə(ɹ) ˈθɛspi.ən a theatrical performer someone who plays a music as a profession someone who takes part in an activity he was a major player in setting up the corporation a person who participates in or is skilled at some game a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously