homo ludens

== English == === Alternative forms === Homo ludens, Homo Ludens === Etymology === Coined by Dutch cultural historian Johan Huizinga in Homo Ludens (1938), which introduces the concept, from Latin homō lūdēns (“playful man”). === Noun === homo ludens The human being viewed as primarily concerned with play, seeing it as an aim in itself. ==== Coordinate terms ==== homo faber