Meaning of gamer | Babel Free
/ˈɡeɪmɚ/Definitions
- A person who plays any kind of game.
- A person whose hobby is video games.
- A person who games the system.
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A gambler. obsolete
Equivalents
Examples
“[…] any dice-player, carder, tennis player, or other unlawful gamer.”
“These dice are the gamers' weapons […]”
“That the Parliament congratulates the online gamer, Harry Brewis, who is known by the handle HBomberGuy, […]”
“Near-synonym: gamesman”
“[…] the real "takers" in this country are commercial gamers of the system who are only in it to swipe a fast buck from the common trust.”
“The gamer is farther from restoration even than the drunkard, because what he does he does in the light of sobriety and reason.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.