"ego shooter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ego shooters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Ego-Shooter. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|de|Ego-Shooter|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} German Ego-Shooter, {{bor+|en|de|Ego-Shooter}} Borrowed from German Ego-Shooter Head templates: {{en-noun}} ego shooter (plural ego shooters)
  1. (non-native speakers' English) A first-person shooter. Categories (topical): Video game genres
    Sense id: en-ego_shooter-en-noun-NKrL~DFE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Non-native speakers' English

Inflected forms

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