player character

American  

noun

1. a character in a role-playing game or video game who is controlled by the person playing the game. PC

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Etymology

Origin of player character

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Following up 2020's Doom: Eternal, The Dark Ages plunges player character the Doom Slayer into a Medieval hellscape filled with demonic enemies and an arsenal of frankly ridiculous weapons.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

The attack on Jackson, for example, is something that’s possible because TV is not locked into the perspective of the player character.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

Marucci also provides data relating to player character traits and how efficiently they process and react to what they see on the field.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

You need to go through all three choices before you can actually pick that book for the present, but each time you pick one, the player character will put the book back onto the shelf.

From The Verge • Mar. 15, 2020

Hence, a Berserker-Wizard is a player character that has achieved enough points to become a wizard, but only by killing other characters.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.