Dictionary

LARPer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɑɹ.pɚ/ (US)
• /ˈlɑːpə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līfder. Old English līfe Old English on līfe Middle English alyve English aliveclip. English live Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctum Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin āctiō Old French aucionbor. Middle English accioun English action English live-action Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin rotulusder. Medieval Latin rollusbor. Middle French rolle French rôlebor. English role Proto-West Germanic *plehan Old English pleġan Proto-West Germanic *plegō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *plegōn Old English plegian Middle English pleyen Proto-West Germanic *plegō Old English plega Middle English pleye English play English roleplay English LARP Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English LARPer From LARP + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who takes part in LARP (live-action role-play).
   • Gwyther founded Larping.org five years ago as a community hub where LARPers could talk to each other and find local events. Over time, he also started selling certain items useful to LARPers, like leather and metal armor, latex weapons, and foam arrows. 2016 February 19, Joe Mullin, “Archery company sues LARPer over patents, then files gag motion to silence him”, in Ars Technica:
   • “Which is why I'm thinking LARPer,” Griffith argued. “Goths interact with non-Goths more in LARPing than anywhere else. And there are non-Goth look people that hang with the Goths.” 2006, John Ringo, Princess of Wands:
2. (broadly, derogatory) Someone who pretends to be part of a movement or group, often for the sake of gaining social status.
   • The extremists were never entirely sure who among them was a true believer, who a mole, and who more a LARPer than otherwise.
   • Real-world events will confront young urban Catholics with the full implications of Catholic doctrine, making it hard to view the rosary as a fashion statement. Over time, these developments will sort the converts from the LARPers. 2022 August 9, Julia Yost, “New York’s Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • No actual Marxist would ever do this. Hinkle is not a leftist; he's a LARPer appealing to racists and colonialists. 2022 September 10, @BenjaminNorton, Twitter:

Forms

Hypernyms

player · person · person · RPer · RPGer · poser · poseur · roleplayer · mun

Translations (6)

pl larpiarka (player of LARP) · pl larpowiec (player of LARP) · pl larper (player of LARP) · sv lajvare (player of LARP) · pl larpiarz (player of LARP) · fi larppaaja (player of LARP)