Meanings
noungame show (plural game shows)
plural game shows · alternative gameshow
- broadcastingA radio or television program that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially one involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards
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Translations
Catalan joc televisat
- joc televisata radio or television programme
Chinese Mandarin 遊戲節目 /游戏节目
- 遊戲節目 /游戏节目 (yóuxì jiémù)a radio or television programme
Czech herní show
- herní showa radio or television programme
Finnish visa, visailu
- visaa radio or television programme
- visailua radio or television programme
French jeu télévisé
- jeu téléviséa radio or television programme
German Spielshow
- Spielshowa radio or television programme
Greek παιχνίδι, τηλεπαιχνίδι
- παιχνίδι (paichnídi)a radio or television programme
- τηλεπαιχνίδι (tilepaichnídi)a radio or television programme
Hungarian vetélkedő, tv-vetélkedő
- vetélkedőa radio or television programme
- tv-vetélkedőa radio or television programme
- televíziós vetélkedőa radio or television programme
- kvízműsora radio or television programme
Italian gioco a premi
- gioco a premia radio or television programme
Japanese クイズ番組
- クイズ番組 (kuizu bangumi)a radio or television programme
Portuguese game show, concurso de televisão
- game showa radio or television programme
- concurso de televisãoa radio or television programme
Russian телеигра́
- телеигра́ (teleigrá)a radio or television programme
Spanish concurso de televisión, concurso
- concurso de televisióna radio or television programme
- concursoa radio or television programme
- programa de concursosa radio or television programme
Thai เกมโชว์
- เกมโชว์ (geem-choo)a radio or television programme
Vietnamese trò chơi truyền hình
- trò chơi truyền hìnha radio or television programme
Cite this entry
APA
game show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20show
MLA
“game show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20show. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “game show,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20show.
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