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player

player

78 7.5
A person who has many romantic partners and avoids serious relationships
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : mujeriego
  • Trust me, I know a player when I see one.

However, let's say he's used to being a player, right?

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Examples

  • Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up, player.

  • However, let's say he's used to being a player, right?

  • But I've never dated players.

  • So the player wants to flirt, the player wants to comfort, the player wants to be argumentative.

  • Everyone in the room knew he was just a player, charming but never serious about a relationship.

  • She finally realized that dating him was a mistake because he was known as a player in her circles.

  • I could tell he was a player by the way he juggled multiple dates without any commitment.

Synonyms

womanizer
vsplayer
  • Offensive
20 7.5

A man who has many short romantic relationships with women

is similar but focuses on casual pursuit rather than habitual unfaithfulness
playa
vsplayer
  • NSFW
12 9.6

A person, usually a man, who has many casual romantic or sexual partners

is the broader description of pursuing several partners without serious intentions
philanderer
vsplayer
  • NSFW
9 8.7

A man who has many short sexual relationships with different women

emphasizes multiple partners pursued without serious intentions rather than commitment
two-timer
vsplayer
  • Offensive
1 7.2

A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else while still with their partner

focuses on pursuing many partners without serious intentions rather than betraying one partner
Casanova
vsplayer
  • NSFW
1 8.1

A man who has many romantic or sexual relationships with women

emphasizes casual pursuit without the famous romantic image
woman chaser
vsplayer
  • Offensive
7.9

A man who keeps trying to start romantic or sexual relationships with women in a pushy way

is more about seeking multiple partners casually rather than aggressive chasing

Antonyms

104 1.8

Loyal and steady in support of a person, group, or idea

38 5.3

Having only one partner for marriage or sex at a time

Compounds

127 1.0

A person who plays football for a team

A person who plays baseball for a team or as a job

A person who plays basketball for a team, often professionally

42 1.5

A machine that plays music from CDs

40 3.2

An important person who helps decide what happens in a group

38 1.3

A person who plays the guitar in songs or bands

34 1.7

A person who plays hockey for fun or as a job

29 3.8

A person or company that has a lot of power in a field

26 1.0

A person who plays tennis as a sport or for a living

23 1.1

A person who plays soccer for a team or for fun

22 2.3

A person who plays the piano

20 3.0

A person who plays the card game poker, often as a job

18 3.0

A machine that plays music from vinyl discs using a needle

13 2.0

A team member who is the best and most important

13 2.6

A person who plays chess for fun or as a job

A person who plays the sport lacrosse

8 2.0

A person who plays games with cards like poker or bridge

A player who helps their team most during a season and wins an award

tape player
  • Archaic
7 2.0

A machine that uses cassette tapes to let you hear recorded music

cassette player
  • Archaic
5 2.7

A small machine that plays music from cassette tapes, often with speakers or a headphone jack

A person who plays volleyball for sport or fun

4 3.5

A person who hits balls with a cue on a pool table

4 6.5

A person who has a small role in a film or play

player piano
  • Archaic
3 6.7

A piano that plays by itself using a paper roll

A musician who plays the trombone in a band or orchestra

An actor who plays a small but important role in a film or play

2 2.0

A person who plays the flute as a job or for fun

role player
  • Jargon
2 3.9

A person who plays a fictional character in a game with others for fun

A person who plays the card game bridge for fun or as a job

A person who plays tennis and earns money from it

1 1.0

A person who plays golf for fun or as a job

1 4.9

A team member who can play several positions well in sports like baseball

A person who plays billiards for fun or as a job

1 6.9

A musician who plays the sitar, a long Indian instrument with strings

1 2.7

A person who plays darts for fun or as a job

1 2.5

A person who plays an instrument in a band, for example a military band

A person who performs music on a small wooden wind instrument like a flute

1 3.3

A person who plays a part in a play, movie, or show

player hater
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is jealous and says bad things when someone is happy in a relationship

seeded player
  • Jargon
1 4.4

A player ranked among the best in a tournament who is placed to avoid other top players early

A musician who plays the koto, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument

hooky player
  • Informal
8.9

A student who stays away from school without permission

A person who skates on ice with a stick to score goals

A character in a game controlled by the game, not a player

7.4

A person who repeats the same words or actions without thinking

A player who does not start games and replaces starters when needed

A player who is third in line to replace other players and rarely plays

A person who can do several different jobs and move between roles when needed

How Promiscuous

womanizer
  • Offensive
20 7.5
player
  • Offensive
78 7.5
dater
6 3.8
partner
878 1.1

Surface Forms

player singular
players plural

Morphology

player = play (semi-transparent) = play + er

Agentive formation is clear, but the dating sense is a figurative extension ('plays' people), so the connection is not purely literal.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the slang player is to think of someone who 'plays' with relationships rather than being serious; it comes from play plus -er, so it means a person who dates many people without wanting a real commitment.