gamester

gamester

English

Etymology

Derived from game +‎ -ster.

Noun

gamester (plural gamesters)

1. A person who plays games.
2. (video games, nonstandard) One who plays video games.
   • 1990, Popular Mechanics, volume 167, number 3, page 37:

     Gamesters should know that Nintendo is considering a phone link that would allow players to compete via modem in nationwide competitions.

3. (gambling) A gambler.
4. (obsolete) A prostitute; one who is on the game.
   • c. 1604–1605, Shakespeare, William, All's Well That Ends Well, act 5, scene 3, lines 187–188:

     She's impudent, my lord, / And was a common gamester to the camp.

Usage notes

Gamer is the term preferred by players of video games and tabletop role-playing games.

Synonyms

• (one who plays video games): gamer
• (prostitute): See Thesaurus:prostitute

Translations

person who plays games

Bulgarian: играч (bg) m (igrač) Finnish: pelaaja (fi) Georgian: მოთამაშე (motamaše) Latin: āleō m, aleator (la)

one who plays video games

Finnish: videopelaaja Georgian: მოთამაშე (motamaše), გეიმერი (geimeri)

gambler — see gambler

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