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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However, neither of these teams are comprised entirely of celebrities; in fact, most of the players will be just average gamers from around the world.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Released on Netflix in September 2020, the film revolves around a reclusive gamer, Joon-woo (Yoo Ah-in), who locks himself up inside his apartment after realizing that a deadly virus is raging outside.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
My only regret is that players and coaches weren’t instructed to file an instant story at the buzzer, conduct postgame interviews, update their gamers with quotes on deadline, then do a second story.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
The first-person shooter game and its iconic green-armored protagonist, Master Chief, are household names even to non-gamers.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Released on Netflix in September 2020, the film revolves around a reclusive gamer, Joon-woo (Yoo Ah-in), who locks himself up inside his apartment after realizing that a deadly virus is raging outside.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
My only regret is that players and coaches weren’t instructed to file an instant story at the buzzer, conduct postgame interviews, update their gamers with quotes on deadline, then do a second story.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
The first-person shooter game and its iconic green-armored protagonist, Master Chief, are household names even to non-gamers.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Gamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamer. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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