Gamer vs Player - What's the difference?
gamer | player |
(game)
One that plays
# One who plays any game or sport.
# (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
# (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
# (gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.
# (gambling) A gambler.
# (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
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# (electronics) An electronic device or software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.
One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
A significant participant.
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(informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
As nouns the difference between gamer and player
is that gamer is a person who plays video games while player is one that plays.As an adjective gamer
is comparative of game.gamer
English
Etymology 1
* Originated 1610–20.Descendants
* Danish: (l) * French: (l)Etymology 2
*Adjective
(head)References
* (Gamer) * *Anagrams
* ----player
English
Noun
(en noun)- He thought he could become a player , at least at the state level.
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