"griefer" meaning in English

See griefer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡrifɚ/ [US], /ˈɡriːfə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-griefer.wav [US] Forms: griefer [singular], griefers [plural]
Etymology: grief + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|grief|er}} grief + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A griefer is a player who primarily harasses and provokes other players so as to reduce their enjoyment of a game.
    Sense id: simple-griefer-en-noun-WvstkI07
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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