player vs rockstar

player

noun
  • One who plays any game or sport. 

  • An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media. 

  • A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument. 

  • One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. 

  • A gambler. 

  • A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as a media player. 

  • A participant; one involved in something. 

  • An actor in a dramatic play. 

  • One who plays on a musical instrument. 

  • A gamer; a player of video games or similar. 

  • A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship. 

rockstar

noun
  • A person who is renowned or revered in his or her field of accomplishment. 

  • A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status. 

  • Any animal, plant, or other thing that is renowned amongst others of its type. 

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