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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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Video and photos captured crowds gathered outside stores on Wednesday night, with lines wrapping around retailers as gamers camped outside for hours to get a chance to purchase the Switch 2, Nintendo's latest console, during the midnight release.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Elon Musk is many things: billionaire, natalist, aspiring gamer.
—Brian Barrett, Wired News, 5 June 2025
With a bigger screen, better graphics and larger controls, the next iteration of the console has drummed up enough enthusiasm among gamers that many showed up early at stores like Best Buy and GameStop to pick up their units at midnight.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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“Gamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamer. Accessed 12 Jun. 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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