D.C. Player is a term used to refer to someone who is involved in the politics of Washington D.C. The three crossword solutions NAT (3 letters), POL (3 letters) and OTOH (4 letters) are abbreviations for the words 'NATIONAL', 'POLITICAL' and 'On the other hand' respectively. Therefore, the term D.C. Player can be interpreted as someone who is involved in both the NATIONAL and POLITICAL aspects of Washington D.C. and is able to see both sides of an argument.