player vs individual

player and individual both are nouns.

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

player (noun)	individual (noun)
a theatrical performer	a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game	a single organism
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

player (adjective)	individual (adjective)
	being or characteristic of a single thing or person
	separate and distinct from others of the same kind
	concerning one person exclusively
	characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing