WoWer en · NOUN
Etymology
From WoW + -er.
Meanings
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A player of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
Yup, World of Warcraft has been an amazing success: a massively multiplayer game that is easy to learn, addictive, and requires months of overuse to master to reach the highest levels to then join guilds to cruise around in packs with other like-minded WoWers.
2011, Andy Kessler, Eat People: And Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs, Portfolio / Penguin, →ISBN, page 206:These guilds and friendships form across age, class, and gender divides, and yet, in the context of the game, all share a collective identity as WoWers.
2020, Marcella Szablewicz, “Carving Out a Spiritual Homeland”, in Mapping Digital Game Culture in China: From Internet Addicts to Esports Athletes (East Asian Popular Culture), Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 121:Well, I have to say I was a reluctant WoWer, but I have been into gaming since I was young, before college.
2007 January 28, John Faherty, quoting Luoluo Hong, “Dean of students accomplishes objectives, forms friendships … and then there’s her job”, in The Arizona Republic, 117th year, number 255, page B2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| WoWers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| WOWer | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Warcrafter · World of Warcrafter
Translations (1)
fi wowittaja (World of Warcraft player)