"carebear" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-carebear.ogg [Australia] Forms: carebears [plural]
Etymology: care + bear, referring to the Care Bears, a brand of cheerful bear figures on greeting cards. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|care|bear}} care + bear Head templates: {{en-noun}} carebear (plural carebears)
  1. (slang, derogatory, video games) A player who is against griefers; one who dislikes, or tries to prevent, trouble (often PvP related) in the game world. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-carebear-en-noun-o9xHPb2x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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