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

Over two decades later, though, Valve says there’s still a huge legitimate market for physical Steam gift cards, which are the most direct way for gamers to convert physical cash into digital PC games. —Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026

Sharma has engineered a series of changes since starting that have won over some gamers. —Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Across a range of seven new games, Intel claims gamers can enjoy an average 12% higher frame rates on Arrow Lake and Panther Lake CPUs by running its Intel Binary Optimization Tool (iBOT), Tom's Hardware reports. —Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026

Not counting the 2020-2021 season, where COVID forced everything to be done differently, Bettman’s preferred format hasn’t served up a Game 7 in the conference final since 2018, while there have been four sweeps and five five-gamers in that time. —Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 5 June 2026

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

Rhymes for gamer

• framer
• kramer
• lamer
• tamer
• disclaimer

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