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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Inside another corner of the base, service members, Veterans, creators and gamers gathered around competition of a different kind.
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Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
This makes sharing and selling games more difficult and forces gamers to rely on online servers and accounts to access games, The Verge reports.
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Sophia Mandt,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2026
Its average revenue per gamer in 2025 was $90, one of the highest in the world and ahead of Saudi Arabia’s $60.
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Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth.
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Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
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Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
This makes sharing and selling games more difficult and forces gamers to rely on online servers and accounts to access games, The Verge reports.
—
Sophia Mandt,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2026
Its average revenue per gamer in 2025 was $90, one of the highest in the world and ahead of Saudi Arabia’s $60.
—
Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth.
—
Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
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“Gamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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