role player

See also: roleplayer and role-player

English

Noun

role player (plural role players)

  1. Alternative form of roleplayer.
  2. (basketball) A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
    The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat because their team had solid role players like J.J. Barea and Shawn Marion.
  3. (psychiatry) One of the ten classifications of necrophilia based on the increasing severity of the disorder as defined by the American forensic psychologist Anil Aggrawal (Class I).

Usage notes

  • These classifications are not recognized by the DSM-5 or ICD-11.

See also

Role players (necrophilia) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia