See gamer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "Gamer",
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"word": "back-seat gamer"
},
{
"word": "backseat gamer"
},
{
"word": "board gamer"
},
{
"word": "gamer gunk"
},
{
"word": "gamer neck"
},
{
"word": "gamer pants"
},
{
"word": "gamer word"
},
{
"word": "heated gamer moment"
},
{
"word": "non-gamer"
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{
"word": "power gamer"
},
{
"word": "pro-gamer"
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{
"word": "video gamer"
}
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}
],
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},
{
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"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "gamer",
"bor": "1"
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
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"2": "gamer",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
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"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "gamer",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
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"depth": 1,
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"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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"2": "Gamer",
"bor": "1"
},
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}
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"2": "قيمر",
"3": "گيمر",
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}
],
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},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "ゲーマー",
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"tr": "gēmā"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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"depth": 1,
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"2": "게이머",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
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"2": "ге́јмер",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "گیمر",
"bor": "1",
"tr": "geymer"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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"2": "gamer",
"3": "guêimer",
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},
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}
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"depth": 1,
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"2": "ге́ймер",
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}
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"2": "gamer",
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},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "玩家"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "videopelaaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "joueur (de jeu vidéo)"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "xogador de videoxogos"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "motamaše",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "მოთამაშე"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "geimeri",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "გეიმერი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "videomotamaše",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "ვიდეომოთამაშე"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spieler"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gamer"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "gamer"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "videójátékos"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "videogiocatore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "videogiocatrice"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gēmā",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "ゲーマー"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "geimeo",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "게이머"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "géjmer",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"slang"
],
"word": "ге́јмер"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "géjmerka",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"slang"
],
"word": "ге́јмерка"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "geymer",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "گیمر"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igrók",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "игро́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "géjmer",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ге́ймер"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "igromán",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "игрома́н"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "videojugador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "videojugadora"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jugón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jugona"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "datorspelare"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gamer"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "hravécʹ",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "граве́ць"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "héjmer",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ге́ймер"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "géjmer",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ґе́ймер"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ihromán",
"sense": "person who plays video games",
"word": "ігрома́н"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who games the system",
"word": "peluri"
}
],
"word": "gamer"
}
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"game",
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"ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
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},
{
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪmə(ɹ)"
}
],
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}
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