"Infocomer" meaning in All languages combined

See Infocomer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Infocomers [plural]
Etymology: From Infocom + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|w:Infocom|er<id:occupation>}} Infocom + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Infocomer (plural Infocomers)
  1. (rare) A player of interactive fiction video games produced by the Infocom software company. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1993 May 20, Steven J Tucker, “Atari 8 bit INFOCOMERS!”, in rec.games.int-fiction (Usenet):",
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          "text": "Lovolution would have to be a noncompetitive, eco-friendly game...perhaps the building of an arcology would be interesting. Also (and this should be pleasing to the ex-Infocomers) it would be exceedingly diff[i]cult to complete the game successfully (but success being an outmoded concept of the patriarchy...)",
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