Gentleman vs. Player — What's the Difference?

A gentleman (Old French: gentilz hom, gentle + man) is any man of good and courteous conduct. Originally, gentleman was the lowest rank of the landed gentry of England, ranking below an esquire and above a yeoman; by definition, the rank of gentleman comprised the younger sons of the younger sons of peers, and the younger sons of a baronet, a knight, and an esquire, in perpetual succession.

One who participates in a game or sport.

A man of gentle or noble birth or superior social position

A gambler.

A well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior. See Usage Note at lady.

One who performs in theatrical roles.

A man of independent means who does not need to have a wage-paying job.

One who plays a musical instrument.

A man

An active participant

Gentlemen (-mən) Used as a form of address for a group of men.

The mechanism actuating a player piano.

A manservant; a valet.

A device that plays or controls the playing of audio or video recordings.

A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.

(Slang) One who actively seeks out sexual partners and carries on a number of sexual affairs at the same time.

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

One that plays

An effeminate or oversophisticated man.

One who plays any game or sport.

Any man.

(theater) An actor in a dramatic play.

An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.

(music) One who plays on a musical instrument.

(cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.

A gamer; a player of video games or similar.

A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.

(gambling) A gambler.

One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.

(historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.

One who bears arms, but has no title.

(electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media.

The servant of a man of rank.

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

A man, irrespective of condition; - used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.

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

A man of refinement

A participant; one involved in something.

A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer;

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

One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.

One who plays any game.

A dramatic actor.

One who plays on an instrument of music.

A gamester; a gambler.

A person who participates in or is skilled at some game

Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

A theatrical performer

An important participant (as in a business deal);