gamer

noun

gam·​er ˈgā-mər 

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

Examples of gamer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The problem was that a vast majority of PC gamers use the popular store Steam for their purchases. —Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024

Millennial gamers got angry with short sellers aiming to bring down one of their favorite hangouts, and bought the stock, squeezing some $6 billion from the shorts, who had hoped to profit by tanking it. —Peter Green, Quartz, 18 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from game entry 2 + -er entry 2; in sense 2 going back to Middle English, from game, gamen game entry 1 + -er -er entry 2

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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