# gamer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡeɪmɚ/ · frequency rank #12,608

## Definitions
1. A person who plays any kind of game.
2. A person who plays any kind of game.
3. A person who games the system.
4. A gambler.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *gamaną
Proto-West Germanic *gaman
Old English gamen
Middle English game
Latin -ariusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
Middle English gamer
English gamer
From Middle English gamer, attested since before 1450 as a common noun and possibly since 1248 in the name of one Johannes le Gamer. Equivalent to game (noun) + -er (occupational suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **ger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-ger)
- **gar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gar)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gave)
- **gaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gaze)
- **Gaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gaye)
- **gare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gare)
- **goer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-goer)
- **games** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-games)
- **gates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gates)
- **gases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gases)
- **gamma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gamma)
- **gated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gated)
- **giver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-giver)
- **gator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gator)
- **Gower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gower)
- **gamut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gamut)
- **gazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gazed)
- **gavel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gavel)
- **gazes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gazes)
- **gather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gather)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agmer`, `gaemr`, `gamerr`, `gammer`, `gamre`, `ggamer`, `gmaer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gamer