multiplayer

American  

[muhl-tee-play-er, muhl-tahy-] / ˈmʌl tiˌpleɪ ər, ˈmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

1. noting or relating to a video game, or a portion of a video game, in which more than one person plays at the same time in a shared game environment: a multiplayer experience.

   a multiplayer game;

   multiplayer mode;

   a multiplayer experience.

2. relating to or involving more than one player.

   The pitcher was traded in a multiplayer deal.

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multiplayer British  

/ ˈmʌltɪˌpleɪə /

noun

1. a mode of play involving more than one player at one time in a computer or video game

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Etymology

Origin of multiplayer

First recorded in 1945–50; multi- + player

Example Sentences

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multiplayer

These countries are all competing in the new multiplayer tournament, no longer restrained by old traditions and systems, and no one power has hegemony, all being less formidable than they appear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Riot — the maker of “League of Legends,” one of the world’s biggest multiplayer video games — has long tried to make its offices as appealing as possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Gorebox is a first-person shooter video game that can be played as solo or online multiplayer.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Then, after a few quiet years, GTA V launched in 2013, which added a multiplayer mode, now available separately as GTA Online.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

He was the videogame designer responsible for creating the OASIS, a massively multiplayer online game that had gradually evolved into the globally networked virtual reality most of humanity now used on a daily basis.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline