first-person shooter

noun

A combat or video game in the genre characterized by a three-dimensional view from the player's perspective (POV, point of view) and the ability to fire a weapon.

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Meanings

nounfirst-person shooter (plural first-person shooters)

plural first-person shooters · alternative initialism FPS

  1. video gamesA combat or video game in the genre characterized by a three-dimensional view from the player's perspective (POV, point of view) and the ability to fire a weapon.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 第一人稱射擊遊戲 /第一人称射击游戏
  • 第一人稱射擊遊戲 /第一人称射击游戏 (dìyīrénchēng shèjí yóuxì)game
Finnish ensimmäisen persoonan ammuntapeli
  • ensimmäisen persoonan ammuntapeligame
French jeu de tir à la première personne
  • jeu de tir à la première personnegame
German Ego-Shooter
  • Ego-Shootergame
Italian sparatutto in prima persona
  • sparatutto in prima personagame
Japanese 一人称シューティングゲーム, ファーストパーソン・シューティングゲーム
  • 一人称シューティングゲーム (ichininshō shūtingugēmu)game
  • ファーストパーソン・シューティングゲーム (fāsutopāson shūtingugēmu)game
Korean 1인칭 슈팅 게임
  • 1인칭 슈팅 게임 (irinching syuting geim)game
Polish strzelanka pierwszoosobowa
  • strzelanka pierwszoosobowagame
Spanish tirador en primera persona, shooter en primera persona
  • tirador en primera personagame
  • shooter en primera personagame
Vietnamese trò chơi bắn súng góc nhìn người thứ nhất
  • trò chơi bắn súng góc nhìn người thứ nhấtgame
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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