Diffusing and Player

verb

• Move outward.
  • usage: "The soldiers fanned out"
  • synonyms: diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
• Spread or diffuse through.
  • usage: "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
  • synonyms: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
• Cause to become widely known.
  • usage: "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
  • synonyms: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around

adjective

• Spreading by diffusion.
  • synonyms: diffusive, dispersive, disseminative

noun

• A person who participates in or is skilled at some game.
  • synonyms: participant
• Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession.
  • synonyms: musician, instrumentalist
• A theatrical performer.
  • synonyms: actor, histrion, thespian, role player
• A person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously.
• An important participant (as in a business deal. )
  • usage: "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"

• (n.) A dramatic actor.
• (n.) One who plays any game.
• (n.) One who plays on an instrument of music.
• (n.) A gamester; a gambler.
• (n.) One who plays or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.

Player is used in the context of general equities. Customer or trader who is actively involved in a particular stock or the market in general.