playmaker vs participant

playmaker and participant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
playmaker	Yes	No	No	No
participant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, participant is a hypernym of playmaker; that is, participant is a word with a broader meaning than playmaker:

playmaker: a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score
participant: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

Other hypernyms of playmaker include player.

playmaker (noun)	participant (noun)
a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score	someone who takes part in an activity
	a person who participates in or is skilled at some game