cosplayer
noun
cos·play·er
ˈkäz-ˌplā-ər 
ˈkäs-
plural cosplayers
: someone who engages in cosplay
The costume artists, known as cosplayers … came from across the Bay Area to take on the identities of their favorite fictional characters for the San Francisco Anime and Cosplay Festival in Japantown.—
Kevin Schultz
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For Tiffany Dixon, a veteran Black cosplayer and director of the cosplay contest, that work happens largely behind the scenes.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Until now, Amanda hid her real circumstances even in phone calls with her beloved teenage child (a natural Elsie Fisher), an avid cosplayer who has Amanda’s artistic spirit but lives with relatives in Utah.
—Carla Meyer, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
As with past years, the pop-culture confab will feature comics artists and animators, authors, anime and animation voice actors, cosplayers and notable gamers alongside panels, kid-friendly offerings, autographs, a marketplace and more.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Within the New York headquarters for Sony Pictures, dressed in a chocolate brown tracksuit ensemble in January, O'Connell, 35, seems surprised to hear how one cosplayer recreated the look of Remmick impaled by a guitar for a fan convention last year.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Until now, Amanda hid her real circumstances even in phone calls with her beloved teenage child (a natural Elsie Fisher), an avid cosplayer who has Amanda’s artistic spirit but lives with relatives in Utah.
—Carla Meyer, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
As with past years, the pop-culture confab will feature comics artists and animators, authors, anime and animation voice actors, cosplayers and notable gamers alongside panels, kid-friendly offerings, autographs, a marketplace and more.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Within the New York headquarters for Sony Pictures, dressed in a chocolate brown tracksuit ensemble in January, O'Connell, 35, seems surprised to hear how one cosplayer recreated the look of Remmick impaled by a guitar for a fan convention last year.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Cosplayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosplayer. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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