ego shooter

noun

A first-person shooter.

Meanings

nounego shooter (plural ego shooters)

plural ego shooters

  1. non-native speakers' EnglishA first-person shooter.

    How can I make heretic2 to an ego shooter ? I already installed the update pack,but I still don't know where I can change it

    1999 October 30, TruckDrivingMan, “ego shooter”, in alt.games.heretic (Usenet), retrieved 04 Jun 2022
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    In Germany some politicians have suggested a total ban of ego-shooters no matter what they are about. An actual discussion takes place at the moment in the guest book

    2002 July 9, Unknown, “German discussion about banning ego-shooters!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (Usenet), retrieved 04 Jun 2022

    Babya Shot It, a Quake style ego shooter has been released. Babya Shot It is a completly 3D ego-shooter with excellent graphics and sounds!

    2006 May 2, aafuss, “Babya Shot It-Quake style ego shooter released”, in alt.comp.freeware (Usenet), retrieved 04 Jun 2022

Origin

  1. GermanEgo-Shooter
  2. Englishego shooter

Borrowed from German Ego-Shooter.

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APA

ego shooter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ego%20shooter

MLA

“ego shooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ego%20shooter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ego shooter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ego%20shooter.

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