"roleplayer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roleplayers [plural], role player [alternative], role-player [alternative], rôle player [alternative], rôle-player [alternative], rôleplayer [alternative]
Etymology: From role + player. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|role|player}} role + player Head templates: {{en-noun}} roleplayer (plural roleplayers)
  1. A person who plays roleplaying games. Synonyms: RPer, RPGer, mun
    Sense id: en-roleplayer-en-noun-OM0mdROx Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. Someone who holds, does, or acts a role.
    Sense id: en-roleplayer-en-noun-Pme99GIo Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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