Hypernyms for "player"
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accompanist
accompanyist
accordionist
actress
bagpiper
ballplayer
bandsman
barnstormer
baseball player
bassist
bassoonist
bell ringer
billiard player
bowler
card player
carillonneur
cellist
character actor
chess player
clarinetist
clarinettist
comedian
cornetist
dart player
extra
fiddler
flautist
flute player
flutist
football player
footballer
gambist
golf player
golfer
grandmaster
guitar player
guitarist
ham
ham actor
harmoniser
harmonizer
harper
harpist
harpsichordist
heavy
hockey player
hornist
ice-hockey player
ingenue
jazz musician
jazzman
keyboardist
koto player
lacrosse player
lead
leading man
linksman
lutanist
lutenist
lutist
mime
mimer
most valuable player
movie actor
mummer
MVP
oboist
organist
pantomimer
pantomimist
percussionist
pianist
piano player
piper
plant
playactor
play-actor
playmaker
pool player
principal
recorder player
reenactor
rhythm and blues musician
rock ''n'' roll musician
rocker
saxist
saxophonist
scene-stealer
scorer
screen actor
seed
seeded player
server
shooter
singer
sitar player
soccer player
soloist
spear carrier
standby
star
stringer
supernumerary
tennis player
tragedian
trombone player
trombonist
trouper
trumpeter
understudy
upstager
vibist
vibraphonist
violinist
violist
violoncellist
vocaliser
vocalist
vocalizer
volleyball player
walk-on
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.