player vs mime

player and mime both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mime is a hyponym of player; that is, mime is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than player:

player (noun)	mime (noun)
a theatrical performer	a performance using gestures and body movements without words
a person who participates in or is skilled at some game	an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
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 (verb)	mime (verb)
	act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
	imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect