player

[1]	contestant , participant , participant , competitor , contender , athlete , sportswoman , sportsman , (Colloq) (US) jock
[2]	actor/actress , musician , instrumentalist , performer , entertainer , trouper , Thespian
[3]	gambler , actor , histrion , better/especially (US) bettor , gamester , thespian , role player , speculator , (Brit) punter
[4]	musician , instrumentalist , performer , virtuoso