"player character" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: player characters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} player character (plural player characters)
  1. (roleplaying games, video games) A character in a role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player. Categories (topical): Role-playing games, Video games Translations (character in a role-playing game): 玩家角色 (wánjiā juésè) (Chinese Mandarin), pelaajahahmo (Finnish), karakter pemain [singular] (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-player_character-en-noun-D6UnKCZo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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