gamer

American  

[gey-mer] / ˈgeɪ mər /

noun

1. a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.

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gamer British  

/ ˈɡeɪmə /

noun

1. a person who plays computer games or participates in a role-playing game

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Etymology

Origin of gamer

First recorded in 1610–20; game ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Throughout the video, McCullagh tells the camera he is a "very angry gamer".

From BBC

“If this new all-in-one chip can push a standard laptop past today’s top-tier gaming rigs, gamers will be rushing to buy it,” said Larry Xie, a 41-year-old veteran gamer.

From The Wall Street Journal

A lifelong gamer, Spencer joined Microsoft in 1988 as an intern while in college.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a first-year computer science student in Hanoi, Hoang Le started trading crypto from his university dorm room, egged on by his gamer friends who were making a killing.

From Barron's

Luckey, a gamer known for his penchant for Hawaiian shirts, co-founded the virtual reality company Oculus, which was purchased by Facebook in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• competitor
• opponent
• participant