gamer
A person who plays any kind of gameA person who plays any kind of game.
» It's hard playing with gamers who rage a lot.
Meaning
4 sensesA person who plays any kind of game.
A person who plays any kind of game.
A person whose hobby is video games.
Spieler, Spielerin, Gamer
игро́кigrók, ге́ймерgéjmer, игрома́нigromán
граве́цьhravécʹ, ге́ймерhéjmer, ґе́ймерgéjmer
A person who games the system.
Near-synonym: gamesman
(obsolete)A gambler.
Examples
6 sentencesIt's hard playing with gamers who rage a lot.
My father and my mother are gamers, unusual right?
The gamers went hard core and gamed for 24 hours straight.
Your opinion about video gamers being blind to problems is debatable.
Gamers are not an oppressed minority.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gamer, attested since before 1450 as a common noun and possibly sinceFrom Middle English gamer, attested since before 1450 as a common noun and possibly since 1248 in the name of one Johannes le Gamer. Equivalent to game (noun) + -er (occupational suffix).
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