"gamer" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡeɪmɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɡeɪmə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gamer.wav [US]
Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ) Etymology: game (adjective) + -er (comparative suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|game|er|id2=comparative|pos1=adjective|pos2=comparative suffix}} game (adjective) + -er (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} gamer
  1. comparative form of game: more game Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: game (extra: more game)
    Sense id: en-gamer-en-adj-3B1WW-Ls
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡeɪmɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɡeɪmə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gamer.wav [US] Forms: gamers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English gamer, attested since before 1450 as a common noun and possibly since 1248 in the name of one Johannes le Gamer. Equivalent to game (noun) + -er (occupational suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gamer}} Middle English gamer, {{suf|en|game|er|id2=occupation|pos1=noun|pos2=occupational suffix}} game (noun) + -er (occupational suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gamer (plural gamers)
  1. A person who plays any kind of game.
    Sense id: en-gamer-en-noun-jkz6Kfai Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 11 42 45 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 14 38 46 2
  2. A person whose hobby is video games. Translations (person who plays video games): قيمر (gēmar) [Gulf-Arabic, feminine, masculine] (Arabic), گيمر (gēmar) [Gulf-Arabic, feminine, masculine] (Arabic), videojugador [masculine] (Catalan), videojugadora [feminine] (Catalan), 玩家 (wánjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), gamer [common-gender] (Danish), gamer [masculine] (Dutch), speler [masculine] (Dutch), speelster [feminine] (Dutch), mängija (Estonian), pelaaja (Finnish), videopelaaja (Finnish), joueur (de jeu vidéo) [masculine] (French), xogador de videoxogos (Galician), videoxogador [masculine] (Galician), videoxogadora [feminine] (Galician), მოთამაშე (motamaše) (Georgian), გეიმერი (geimeri) [colloquial] (Georgian), ვიდეომოთამაშე (videomotamaše) (Georgian), Spieler [masculine] (German), Spielerin [feminine] (German), Gamer [masculine] (German), videogiocatore [masculine] (Italian), videogiocatrice [feminine] (Italian), ゲーマー (gēmā) (Japanese), 게이머 (geimeo) (Korean), ге́јмер (géjmer) [masculine, slang] (Macedonian), ге́јмерка (géjmerka) [feminine, slang] (Macedonian), گیمر (geymer) (Persian), игро́к (igrók) [masculine] (Russian), ге́ймер (géjmer) [masculine] (Russian), игрома́н (igromán) (Russian), videojugador [masculine] (Spanish), videojugadora [feminine] (Spanish), jugón [masculine] (Spanish), jugona [feminine] (Spanish), datorspelare [common-gender] (Swedish), gamer [common-gender] (Swedish), граве́ць (hravécʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ге́ймер (héjmer) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ґе́ймер (géjmer) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ігрома́н (ihromán) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-gamer-en-noun-DL0qHfSF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 42 46 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 11 42 45 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 14 38 46 2 Disambiguation of 'person who plays video games': 23 47 29 2
  3. A person who games the system. Translations (person who games the system): peluri (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gamer-en-noun-k~Rn7o8k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (comparative), English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 42 46 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 11 42 45 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 25 10 28 34 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 14 38 46 2 Disambiguation of 'person who games the system': 14 17 68 1
  4. (obsolete) A gambler. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-gamer-en-noun-N-d-Kunj Disambiguation of People: 5 18 1 20 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: back-seat gamer, backseat gamer, board gamer, gamer pants, gamer word, heated gamer moment, non-gamer, power gamer, pro-gamer, video gamer
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        {
          "_dis1": "14 17 68 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who games the system",
          "word": "peluri"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 18 1 20 55",
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          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "ref": "1845 The Head Quarters, Volume III, Number 122 (November 19, 1845)",
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        }
      ],
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        "A gambler."
      ],
      "id": "en-gamer-en-noun-N-d-Kunj",
      "links": [
        [
          "gambler",
          "gambler#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A gambler."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪmə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gamer"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "game",
        "3": "er",
        "id2": "comparative",
        "pos1": "adjective",
        "pos2": "comparative suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "game (adjective) + -er (comparative suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "game (adjective) + -er (comparative suffix)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "comparative adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "gamer",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "extra": "more game",
          "word": "game"
        }
      ],
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        "comparative form of game: more game"
      ],
      "id": "en-gamer-en-adj-3B1WW-Ls",
      "links": [
        [
          "game",
          "game#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪmə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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  "word": "gamer"
}
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  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English comparative adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -er (comparative)",
    "English terms suffixed with -er (occupation)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪmə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪmə(ɹ)/2 syllables",
    "en:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "back-seat gamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "backseat gamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "board gamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "gamer pants"
    },
    {
      "word": "gamer word"
    },
    {
      "word": "heated gamer moment"
    },
    {
      "word": "non-gamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "power gamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "pro-gamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "video gamer"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "afb",
            "2": "قيمر",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "gēmar"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gulf Arabic: قيمر (gēmar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gulf Arabic: قيمر (gēmar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "gamer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: gamer",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: gamer"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "gamer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: gamer",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: gamer"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "گیمر",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "geymer"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: گیمر (geymer)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: گیمر (geymer)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "გეიმერი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: გეიმერი (geimeri)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: გეიმერი (geimeri)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "gamer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: gamer",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: gamer"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "gamer"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English gamer",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "game",
        "3": "er",
        "id2": "occupation",
        "pos1": "noun",
        "pos2": "occupational suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "game (noun) + -er (occupational suffix)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gamers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gamer (plural gamers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1422, Code of Laws of Walsall",
          "text": "[…] any dice-player, carder, tennis player, or other unlawful gamer."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Gary Alan Fine, Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds, page 93",
          "text": "These dice are the gamers' weapons […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who plays any kind of game."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019, The Scottish Parliament, Motion S5M-15504 https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5M-15504&ResultsPerPage=10",
          "text": "That the Parliament congratulates the online gamer, Harry Brewis, who is known by the handle HBomberGuy, […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person whose hobby is video games."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "video games",
          "video games"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016, Eric Lovald, Hugely Confused",
          "text": "[…] the real \"takers\" in this country are commercial gamers of the system who are only in it to swipe a fast buck from the common trust.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who games the system."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "game the system"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1845 The Head Quarters, Volume III, Number 122 (November 19, 1845)",
          "text": "The gamer is farther from restoration even than the drunkard, because what he does he does in the light of sobriety and reason."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A gambler."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gambler",
          "gambler#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A gambler."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪmə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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      "code": "afb",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "gēmar",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "Gulf-Arabic",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "قيمر"
    },
    {
      "code": "afb",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "gēmar",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "Gulf-Arabic",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "گيمر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "videojugador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "videojugadora"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wánjiā",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "word": "玩家"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "speler"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "speelster"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "word": "mängija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "word": "pelaaja"
    },
    {
      "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)"
    },
    {
      "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"
      ],
      "word": "videoxogador"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "videoxogadora"
    },
    {
      "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"
      ],
      "word": "Spielerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who plays video games",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gamer"
    },
    {
      "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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        "2": "game",
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        "pos2": "comparative suffix"
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      "name": "suffix"
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          "word": "game"
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "game#English"
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "form-of"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪmə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪmə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gamer.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/32/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-gamer.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-gamer.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/32/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-gamer.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-gamer.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gamer"
}

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