platformer en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English platform 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 platformer From platform + -er.
Meanings
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(informal) A platform game.
Conceptually speaking, the platformer may be the most archetypal video-game genre.
2010, Tom Bissell, Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| platformers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |