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Arcade vs Arcader - What's the difference?

arcade | arcader |

As nouns the difference between arcade and arcader

is that arcade is a row of arches while arcader is one who plays arcade games.

arcade

English

(wikipedia arcade)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture) A row of arches.
  • (architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
  • (gaming) An establishment that runs coin-operated games.

    • Derived terms

    () * arcaded * arcadian * arcading * arcade game * penny arcade

    arcader

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) One who plays arcade games.
  • * 1983 , Popular Mechanics (volume 160, number 2, August 1983, page 88)
    • The arcaders have it easy. All they need to do is drop a quarter into a machine to find out how good the latest shoot 'em up game really is. But for the home computer owner, it's another story.
  • * 1990 , Compute: Volume 12, Issues 6-9
    • Bruce Lee Lives will take even advanced arcaders hours to complete. Software Toolworks' Troy Heere offers some hints not found in the manual to help you get through the game a little faster.
  • * 2010 , Steven Levy Hackers (page 414)
    • Jerry Jewell was on the scene with Sirius' two most awesome arcaders . On-Line would arrive tomorrow. After the presentation, Jewell bragged to one of the competitors that one of his men might well be the world's best videogamer.