"pleyer" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplɛi̯ər/ Forms: pleyers [plural]
Etymology: From Old English pleġere; equivalent to pleyen (“to play”) + -er (“agentive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|pleġere}} Old English pleġere, {{af|enm|pleyen|-er|id1=play|t1=to play|t2=agentive suffix}} pleyen (“to play”) + -er (“agentive suffix”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pleyer, {{enm-noun}} pleyer (plural pleyers)
  1. One who makes entertainment for themselves:
    One who participates in a game or sport; a player.
    Categories (topical): Entertainment, People, Theater
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-gTh2171F Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of People: 19 19 25 14 23 Disambiguation of Theater: 18 18 18 24 24
  2. One who makes entertainment for themselves:
    One who gambles or bets on a game.
    Categories (topical): Entertainment, People, Theater
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-B5LKeQ8q Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of People: 19 19 25 14 23 Disambiguation of Theater: 18 18 18 24 24
  3. One who makes entertainment for themselves:
    A participant in festivities or revelry.
    Categories (topical): Entertainment, People, Theater
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-ZtuEzxBu Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of People: 19 19 25 14 23 Disambiguation of Theater: 18 18 18 24 24
  4. One who provides entertainment (e.g. songs, dance, music): Categories (topical): Entertainment, People, Theater
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-wwCYS-v4 Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of People: 19 19 25 14 23 Disambiguation of Theater: 18 18 18 24 24
  5. One who provides entertainment (e.g. songs, dance, music):
    A performer or participant in a play or stage show.
    Categories (topical): Entertainment, Gambling, Games, Music, Occupations, People, Sports, Theater
    Sense id: en-pleyer-enm-noun-~pDHQD0A Disambiguation of Entertainment: 18 18 18 24 24 Disambiguation of Gambling: 16 20 13 16 35 Disambiguation of Games: 17 18 14 16 36 Disambiguation of Music: 11 11 14 25 38 Disambiguation of Occupations: 18 18 18 16 30 Disambiguation of People: 19 19 25 14 23 Disambiguation of Sports: 29 6 16 7 42 Disambiguation of Theater: 18 18 18 24 24 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 17 16 35 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 17 17 18 17 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 16 17 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 15 17 15 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pleyar, plaer, player, pleyere, plaier, pleiere, pleier, pleyare, playere

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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