gamer
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- noun
- /ˈɡeɪmər/
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jugador de videojuegos
- As a serious gamer, she spends hours each week improving her skills in competitive tournaments.
- online gamers
- adolescent gamers
In this instance, customers are gamers and game developers.
- In this instance, customers are gamers and game developers.
- Some were hardcore gamers, some mostly mobile gamers.
- I'm a handheld gamer, love to game on the go.
- So we just Oh yeah, baby, it's gamer sub nation.
- So what better way to celebrate gamer days than by gaming?
- What we see then, as the gamer is this process of worlding.
- Most people, gamers are not going to need this.
- I think he's he's a classic gamer in sports metaphors.
Examples
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Almost 60 percent of frequent gamers play with friends.
Academic text (2007) -
I have been a heavy gamer my entire life.
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And we'll send a male gamer to help you out.
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And he is a passionate gamer.
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Yeah, I'm a big gamer.
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Best of luck to all you gamers out there.
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Online relationships often become more important for gamers than real-life relationships.
Academic text (2011) -
Some were hardcore gamers, some mostly mobile gamers.
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Thirty-eight percent of gamers are women, and 25 percent of all gamers are over the age of 50.
Academic text (2009) -
The gamer was thrilled to learn that he qualified for the national championship.
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Etymology
Gamer comes from the word game, an old word for 'fun' or 'play', plus the ending -er, which means 'one who'. So a gamer is 'one who plays games', and today it usually means someone who plays video games.