"game master" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: game masters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} game master (plural game masters)
  1. (roleplaying games) A person conducting a role-playing game, generally responsible for controlling all beings and processes other than the players, either individually or as part of a team. Wikipedia link: Gamemaster Categories (topical): Dungeons & Dragons, People, Role-playing games Synonyms: GM [abbreviation], dungeon master, Dungeon Master, storyteller, ST, referee Derived forms: game mastering Translations (Translations): administrador de joc [masculine] (Catalan), ludgvidanto [singular] (Esperanto), ludmajstro (Esperanto), ludestro (Esperanto), pelinjohtaja (Finnish), maître de jeu [masculine] (French), Spielleiter (German), ludoduktanto (Ido), maestro del joco (Interlingua), mistrz gry [masculine] (Polish), mistrzyni gry [feminine] (Polish), osoba mistrzująca grze [feminine] (Polish), mestre [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), mestre de jogo [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

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