"spielfreak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spielfreaks [plural]
Etymology: From German Spielfreak, from Spiel (“game”) + Freak (“freak, enthusiast”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Spielfreak}} German Spielfreak, {{compound|de|Spiel|Freak|nocat=1|t1=game|t2=freak, enthusiast}} Spiel (“game”) + Freak (“freak, enthusiast”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spielfreak (plural spielfreaks)
  1. (informal, board games) A fan of German games. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Board games, Fans (people) Synonyms: Spielfreak
    Sense id: en-spielfreak-en-noun-kz7kg631 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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