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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Gendron did indeed livestream the shooting through Twitch, a video-streaming platform also popular among gamers, and advertised the link on Discord.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Discord, which was originally intended for gamers, has been documented to have bred extremist rhetoric in the past.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Casual users might overlook these trade-offs, but for dedicated gamers who understand the importance of every millisecond, these issues are often nonnegotiable.
—Ivan Terzi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Representatives at the popular platform for gamers dispute that Robinson planned or promoted violence on Discord.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Discord, which was originally intended for gamers, has been documented to have bred extremist rhetoric in the past.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Casual users might overlook these trade-offs, but for dedicated gamers who understand the importance of every millisecond, these issues are often nonnegotiable.
—Ivan Terzi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Representatives at the popular platform for gamers dispute that Robinson planned or promoted violence on Discord.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Gamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamer. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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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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