"LARPer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɑːpə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈlɑɹ.pɚ/ [US] Forms: LARPers [plural], larper [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ) Etymology: From LARP + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|LARP|-er|id2=agent noun}} LARP + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} LARPer (plural LARPers)
  1. A person who takes part in LARP (live-action role-play). Translations (player of LARP): larppaaja (Finnish), lajvare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-LARPer-en-noun-Zix4dS8A Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'player of LARP': 96 4
  2. (by extension, derogatory) Someone who pretends to be part of a movement or group, often for the sake of gaining social status. Tags: broadly, derogatory
    Sense id: en-LARPer-en-noun-4wyNLNM2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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