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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For gamers and sports fans, the lounge features a game room stocked with retro arcade games and TVs.
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
The philosopher Bernard Suits put gamers in four categories: players, triflers, cheats and spoilsports.
—Rollo Romig, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Nostalgia sells, and familiarity goes a long way with gamers.
—Jake Lang, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
The philosopher Bernard Suits put gamers in four categories: players, triflers, cheats and spoilsports.
—Rollo Romig, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Nostalgia sells, and familiarity goes a long way with gamers.
—Jake Lang, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Gamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamer. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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