role-playern.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊlˌpleɪə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊlˌpleɪər/

Forms: see role n. and player n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: role n., player n.¹

Etymology: < role n. + player n.¹ Compare earlier role-playing n.

1. A person who plays or adopts a role.figurative in quot. 1909.

ΚΠ

1909 W. F. Warren Earliest Cosmol. i. 21 All these nocturnal rôle-players may well account themselves superfluous, for to the blazing sun there has been given no discoverable retreat.

1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 52 Men do not emerge in their full personal reality, but they appear as actors of parts, as role-players, and the attention is never centred on them but only on their outlines of behaviour.

1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Oct. 1221/3 The hero of Anne Tyler's new novel, Morgan Gower, is an inveterate role-player.

2009 S. P. Miller Billy Graham & Rise Republican South vi. 126 Graham was more than just a role-player in Nixon's quest for a new political majority.

2. A participant in educational or therapeutic role-playing.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > role-playing > [noun] > one who

personificator1834

personifier1835

role-player1944

1944 Sociometry 7 144 The ‘warm-up’ is the stage during which the role-situation is set, the roles defined, and the role-players helped to feel ‘at-home’ in their characters.

1986 Science 3 Oct. 44/1 Persons expressing opinions under extremely constraining circumstances (for example, as role-players in an experiment where the experimenter clearly assigns the position they must espouse) are nevertheless seen to be sympathetic to those opinions.

2003 S.W.A.T. May 43 Keys to the success of this type of training include scripted scenarios so everyone gets the same training, controlled role-players and in-role reinforcement.

3. Sport (esp. Basketball). A player who can be relied upon to fulfil a number of roles competently and efficiently, rather than excelling in a particular position.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of player

centre1893

guard1897

ball-handler1912

rebound man1922

rebounder1926

dunker1942

point1960

point guard1969

role-player1977

tweener1978

1977 Los Angeles Times 28 Mar. iii. 2/1 I've always been partial to the role player, because that was how I was brought in... I think the role players is [sic] what you need to win in this league, a guy like Don Chaney, like Paul Silas, like Bill Russell, who knows what his role is and does it.

1996 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 25 Nov. (Indiana High School Basketball Suppl.) 2/1 Wanted: Role players to rebound and defend.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 28 May A faded role player who could only muster four league appearances in the previous season.

4. A person who plays a fantasy role-playing game for recreation. Cf. role-playing game n. at role-playing n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1981 J. E. Holmes Fantasy Role Playing Games xii. 185 The quality of the articles varies as much as the quality of the fiction. Any issue, though, contains something of interest for the fantasy role-player.

1982 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 July (Fanfare section) 7/5 To help develop their fantasy worlds even further, role players usually collect miniature figurines representing their particular character.

1995 J. Miller Voxpop i. 26 Groups of role-players meet up through putting ads in the shops.

2000 Hull Daily Mail (Electronic ed.) 26 Oct. Accusations of occult practices have been made against the Fools and Heroes organisation in the USA where a young role-player died during a game.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	role-player
释义	role-playern. Brit. /ˈrəʊlˌpleɪə/, U.S. /ˈroʊlˌpleɪər/ Forms: see role n. and player n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: role n., player n.¹ Etymology: < role n. + player n.¹ Compare earlier role-playing n. 1. A person who plays or adopts a role.figurative in quot. 1909. ΚΠ 1909 W. F. Warren Earliest Cosmol. i. 21 All these nocturnal rôle-players may well account themselves superfluous, for to the blazing sun there has been given no discoverable retreat. 1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 52 Men do not emerge in their full personal reality, but they appear as actors of parts, as role-players, and the attention is never centred on them but only on their outlines of behaviour. 1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Oct. 1221/3 The hero of Anne Tyler's new novel, Morgan Gower, is an inveterate role-player. 2009 S. P. Miller Billy Graham & Rise Republican South vi. 126 Graham was more than just a role-player in Nixon's quest for a new political majority. 2. A participant in educational or therapeutic role-playing. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > role-playing > [noun] > one who personificator1834 personifier1835 role-player1944 1944 Sociometry 7 144 The ‘warm-up’ is the stage during which the role-situation is set, the roles defined, and the role-players helped to feel ‘at-home’ in their characters. 1986 Science 3 Oct. 44/1 Persons expressing opinions under extremely constraining circumstances (for example, as role-players in an experiment where the experimenter clearly assigns the position they must espouse) are nevertheless seen to be sympathetic to those opinions. 2003 S.W.A.T. May 43 Keys to the success of this type of training include scripted scenarios so everyone gets the same training, controlled role-players and in-role reinforcement. 3. Sport (esp. Basketball). A player who can be relied upon to fulfil a number of roles competently and efficiently, rather than excelling in a particular position. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of player centre1893 guard1897 ball-handler1912 rebound man1922 rebounder1926 dunker1942 point1960 point guard1969 role-player1977 tweener1978 1977 Los Angeles Times 28 Mar. iii. 2/1 I've always been partial to the role player, because that was how I was brought in... I think the role players is [sic] what you need to win in this league, a guy like Don Chaney, like Paul Silas, like Bill Russell, who knows what his role is and does it. 1996 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 25 Nov. (Indiana High School Basketball Suppl.) 2/1 Wanted: Role players to rebound and defend. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 28 May A faded role player who could only muster four league appearances in the previous season. 4. A person who plays a fantasy role-playing game for recreation. Cf. role-playing game n. at role-playing n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1981 J. E. Holmes Fantasy Role Playing Games xii. 185 The quality of the articles varies as much as the quality of the fiction. Any issue, though, contains something of interest for the fantasy role-player. 1982 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 July (Fanfare section) 7/5 To help develop their fantasy worlds even further, role players usually collect miniature figurines representing their particular character. 1995 J. Miller Voxpop i. 26 Groups of role-players meet up through putting ads in the shops. 2000 Hull Daily Mail (Electronic ed.) 26 Oct. Accusations of occult practices have been made against the Fools and Heroes organisation in the USA where a young role-player died during a game. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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