cosplayer

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noun

One who takes part in cosplay.

OriginJapanese コスプレイヤー →
RareScrabble 16
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Meanings

nouncosplayer (plural cosplayers)

plural cosplayers

  1. One who takes part in cosplay.

    The environments and spaces created for and by cosplay provide cosplayers with a variety of spaces for social interactions.

    2006, Frenchy Lunning, Mechademia 1: Emerging Worlds of Anime And Manga, page 75

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
costumer

Origin

  1. Japaneseコスプレイヤー
  2. Englishcosplayer

From Japanese コスプレイヤー (kosupureiyā). Equivalent to cos- + player or cosplay + -er.

More words from Japanese

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Translations

Arabic كوسبلاير, كوسبلايرة
  • كوسبلاير (kūsblyyir)person taking part in cosplay
  • كوسبلايرة (kūsblyyirah)person taking part in cosplay
Chinese Mandarin coser
  • coserperson taking part in cosplay
Dutch cosplayer
  • cosplayerperson taking part in cosplay
Finnish pukuilija
  • pukuilijaperson taking part in cosplay
French cosplayeur, costumadier
  • cosplayeurperson taking part in cosplay
  • costumadierperson taking part in cosplay
Hindi कॉसप्लेयर
  • कॉसप्लेयर (kŏsapleyar)person taking part in cosplay
Indonesian pemain kostum, cosplayer
  • pemain kostumperson taking part in cosplay
  • cosplayerperson taking part in cosplay
Japanese コスプレイヤー, レイヤー
  • コスプレイヤー (kosupureiyā)person taking part in cosplay
  • レイヤー (reiyā)person taking part in cosplay
Korean 코스플레이어, 코스어
  • 코스플레이어 (koseupeulleieo)person taking part in cosplay
  • 코스어 (koseueo)person taking part in cosplay
Polish cosplayer, cosplayerka
  • cosplayerperson taking part in cosplay
  • cosplayerkaperson taking part in cosplay
Portuguese cosplayer
  • cosplayerperson taking part in cosplay
Russian косплейщик, косплеер
  • косплейщик (kosplejščik)person taking part in cosplay
  • косплеер (kosplejer)person taking part in cosplay
Spanish cosplayer
  • cosplayerperson taking part in cosplay
Swedish cosplayare
  • cosplayareperson taking part in cosplay

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

cosplayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosplayer

MLA

“cosplayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosplayer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosplayer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosplayer.

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