mime vs player

mime and player both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mime	Yes	No	Yes	No
player	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, player is a hypernym of mime; that is, player is a word with a broader meaning than mime:

Other hypernyms of mime include actor, histrion, role player, thespian.

mime (noun)	player (noun)
a performance using gestures and body movements without words	a theatrical performer
an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression	a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
	someone who plays a music as a profession
	a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
	someone who takes part in an activity

mime (verb)	player (verb)
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect