arcader

plural arcaders

1. informalOne who plays arcade games.

   Bruce Lee Lives will take even advanced arcaders hours to complete. Software Toolworks' Troy Heere offers some hints not found in the manual to help you get through the game a little faster.

   1990, Compute: Volume 12, Issues 6-9

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   The arcaders have it easy. All they need to do is drop a quarter into a machine to find out how good the latest shoot 'em up game really is. But for the home computer owner, it's another story.

   1983 August, Popular Mechanics, volume 160, number 2, page 88

   Jerry Jewell was on the scene with Sirius' two most awesome arcaders. On-Line would arrive tomorrow. After the presentation, Jewell bragged to one of the competitors that one of his men might well be the world's best videogamer.

   2010, Steven Levy, Hackers, page 414