gamer

== English == === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ̯mə/, [ˈɡeɪ̯mə] (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡæ̝ɪ̯mə/, [ˈɡæ̝ɪ̯mə] ~ [ˈɡæ̝ɪ̯mɐ̝] (rhotic) (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪ̯mɚ/, [ˈɡeɪ̯mɚ] ~ [ˈɡeɪ̯mɹ̩] (monophthongization) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːmɚ/, [ˈɡeːmɚ] ~ [ˈɡeːmɹ̩] Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ) Hyphenation: gam‧er === Etymology 1 === From 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). ==== Noun ==== gamer (plural gamers) A person who plays any kind of game. Synonym: gameplayer 1422, Code of Laws of Walsall: […] any dice-player, carder, tennis player, or other unlawful gamer. A person whose hobby is video games. Synonym: videogamer Hypernym: gameplayer 2019, The Scottish Parliament, Motion S5M-15504 [1] A person who games the system. Hypernyms: cheat, cheater, self-server Near-synonym: gamesman (obsolete) A gambler. Synonym: punter Hyponym: piker 1845 The Head Quarters, Volume III, Number 122 (November 19, 1845) The gamer is farther from restoration even than the drunkard, because what he does he does in the light of sobriety and reason. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From game (adjective) + -er (comparative suffix). ==== Adjective ==== gamer comparative form of game: more game === References === Gamer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “gamer”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “gamer”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. === References === === Anagrams === Mager, Marge, e-gram, grame, magre, marge, regma == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gamer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊ɛjmʌ] === Noun === gamer c (singular definite gameren, plural indefinite gamere) gamer ==== Inflection ==== === References === “gamer” in Den Danske Ordbog === Anagrams === magre == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gamer. Equivalent to gamen +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeː.mər/ Hyphenation: ga‧mer === Noun === gamer m (plural gamers, no diminutive) a gamer, someone who plays video games == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gamer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛ.mœʁ/ ~ /ɡe.mœʁ/ (Canada, Missouri, New England, Louisiana) IPA(key): /ɡeɪmɚ/ Homophone: gamers === Noun === gamer m (plural gamers) a person whose hobby is video games a high-end laptop designed to play video games == Indonesian == === Noun === gamer (plural gamer-gamer) (Kalimantan) Calophyllum soulattri, a species of bintangor Synonyms: bintangur, kapur naga, sulatri == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡamər/ Rhymes: -amər, -ər === Adjective === gamer (Jawi spelling ݢامر, comparative lebih gamer, superlative paling gamer) hesitant ==== See also ==== janggal (“awkward”) malu (“shame”) teragak-agak (“hesitate”) ==== Further reading ==== "gamer" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Middle English == === Etymology === From game +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). === Noun === gamer (plural gamers) gamer; gamester (person who plays games) ==== Descendants ==== English: gamer === References === “gāmer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === guêimer (Brazil, rare) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English gamer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gamer m or f by sense (plural gamers) (informal) gamer (a person who plays video games) Synonyms: (Portugal) videojogador, jogador de video game === Adjective === gamer (invariable) (relational) gaming ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gamer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gamer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeimeɾ/ [ˈɡei̯.meɾ] Rhymes: -eimeɾ Syllabification: ga‧mer === Noun === gamer m or f by sense (plural gamers) gamer