1
: a player who is game
especially
: an athlete who relishes competition
2
: a person who plays games
especially
: a person who regularly plays computer or video games
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Many users are rushing to social media to voice their complaints, with one Reddit thread picking up over 10,000 comments, mostly complaints from unhappy gamers.
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Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
As for the war between the gamers, after so much attrition, there aren’t that many of them left.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
For gamers, DirectX 12 Ultimate delivers realistic graphics, faster frame rates, and low-latency performance.
—New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
But talk to people who watch a wide swath of competitive reality shows — the real hard-core gamer dorks (complimentary) — and many will tell you that Big Brother is the best, most pure version of a social-strategy game.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
As for the war between the gamers, after so much attrition, there aren’t that many of them left.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
For gamers, DirectX 12 Ultimate delivers realistic graphics, faster frame rates, and low-latency performance.
—New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
But talk to people who watch a wide swath of competitive reality shows — the real hard-core gamer dorks (complimentary) — and many will tell you that Big Brother is the best, most pure version of a social-strategy game.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Gamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamer. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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gamer
noun
gam·er
ˈgā-mər 
1
: a person who plays games and especially video games
2
: a person who is game
especially
: an athlete who enjoys competition
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