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player
noun- a person who takes pride in the number of sexual partners they have, not in the depth of any relationship; a selfish pleasure-seeker US
- — Current Slang, p. 37, Fall 1968
- They were pimps in those days and not players. — Robert Deane Pharr, Giveadamn Brown, p. 15, 1978
- — Edith A. Folb, runnin’ down some lines, p. 250, 1980
- a pimp US
- He is then no longer a pimp but a player, perhaps even a boss (excellent, tops) player. — Christina and Richard Milner, Black Players, p. 34, 1972
- It’s almost inevitable that a prostitute ends up with a player. It’s hand and glove. — Susan Hall, Gentleman of Leisure, p. 4, 1972
- After kicking things like that around with the city’s biggest pimps and players and smoking a lotta good pot, I went into the hat shop to get my stumps shined. — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 27, 1973
- a schemer; an important figure in a field US
- Harry Zimm. The man happens to be a major Hollywood player. — Get Shorty, 1995
- George chats away harmlessly, telling the brothers about his days as a sinner, about his days as a player in the criminal underworld of East London and Essex. — Mark Powell, Snap, p. 54, 2001
- a drug user or drug seller US
- — Eugene Landy, The Underground Dictionary, p. 152, 1971
- an active member of a terrorist organisation UK
Used by police, military and other security services. - This meant the players could prepare in Dundalk on the other side [of the border], then pop over and shoot at us. — Andy McNab, Immediate Action, p. 21, 1995
- in casino gambling, a craps player US
- In Las Vegas parlance, a blackjack player is never called anything except “a twenty-one player” and a craps player is never called anything except “a player.” — Edward Lin, Big Julie of Vegas, p. 182, 1974
- a hip-hop artist US, 1995
Also variant “playa”. - — Touch, January–February 2002: “Too short–the original Californian playa”
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