"LARPer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɑːpə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈlɑɹ.pɚ/ [US] Forms: LARPers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ) Etymology: LARP + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|LARP|er}} 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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'player of LARP': 93 7
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: larper Related terms: RPGer

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