From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Player \Play"er\, n. 1. One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. One who plays any game. [1913 Webster]
3. A dramatic actor. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. One who plays on an instrument of music. "A cunning player on a harp." --1 Sam. xvi. 16. [1913 Webster]
5. A gamester; a gambler. [1913 Webster]