gamer
pronunciation
How to pronounce gamer in British English:
UK [ˈgeɪmə(r)]
How to pronounce gamer in American English:
US
Word Origin
- gamer (n.)
- mid-15c., "an athlete" (mid-13c. as a surname, Johannes le Gamer), agent noun from game (v.). Meaning "one devoted to playing video or computer games" is attested by 1981 (by 1975 in reference to players of Dungeons & Dragons). Gamester is attested from 1580s but also sometimes meant "prostitute" (compare old slang The Game "sexual intercourse" (by 1930s), probably from the first game ever played "copulation"). From 1550s as "a gambler." Gamesman is from 1947. Quite a few of the gamers we've encountered during our monthly strolls down "Arcade Alley" suffer the same chronic frustration: finding enough opponents to slake their thirst for endless hours of play. ["Video" magazine, May 1981]
Example
- 1. Could we call you a hard core gamer ?
- 2. The average american gamer is in his 30s and well-educated .
- 3. In fact , two-thirds of gamers are over 18 and the average gamer is around 30 .
- 4. This is a gamer who is on the verge of something called an epic win .
- 5. Each cycle is bigger than the last as gaming becomes more popular and the average gamer becomes older and richer .