Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PLAY'ER, n.

1. One who plays in any game or sport.
2. An idler. – Shak.
3. An actor of dramatic scenes; one whose occupation is to imitate characters on the stage. – Bacon.
4. A mimic. – Dryden.
5. One who performs on an instrument of music.
6. A gamester.
7. One that acts a part in a certain manner. – Carew.