"tier list" meaning in English

See tier list in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪə ˌlɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪɚ ˌlɪst/ [General-American] Forms: tier lists [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: Compound of tier (“rank, grade”) + list. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|tier|list|id1=row; rank|id2=compilation of items|notext=1|t1=rank, grade|type=endocentric}} Compound of tier (“rank, grade”) + list Head templates: {{en-noun}} tier list (plural tier lists)
  1. (video games) A list of playable characters in a video game subjectively ranked by their respective viability. Categories (topical): Video games Translations (ranked list of characters in a video game): paremustik (Estonian), paremik (Estonian), tier list [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-tier_list-en-noun-0Fp6cUal Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 66 34 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'ranked list of characters in a video game': 85 15
  2. A ranked list of items in any subject. Translations (ranked list of items): pingerida (Estonian), paremusjärjestus (Estonian), rangsor (Hungarian), rangsorolás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-tier_list-en-noun-a92t8UF6 Disambiguation of 'ranked list of items': 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tierlist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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