gamepad

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/ˈɡeɪm.pæd/

noun

A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

Similar
joypad
OriginEnglish pad ← Middle English game ← Old English gamen →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

noungamepad (plural gamepads)

plural gamepads

  1. video gamesA type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

    Synonyms: joypad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

Similar
joypad
Also see
joypad

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*gamaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*gaman
  3. Old Englishgamen
  4. Middle Englishgame
  5. Englishgame
  6. Englishpad
  7. Englishgamepad

from game + pad

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Translations

Arabic قَبْضَة لَعِب
  • قَبْضَة لَعِبa type of game controller
Chinese Mandarin 游戏手柄, 手柄
  • 游戏手柄 (yóuxì shǒubǐng)a type of game controller
  • 手柄 (shǒubǐng)a type of game controller
Dutch controller
  • controllera type of game controller
Finnish peliohjain, pad-ohjain
  • peliohjaina type of game controller
  • pad-ohjaina type of game controller
  • padia type of game controller
French manette, manette de jeu
  • manettea type of game controller
  • manette de jeua type of game controller
German Controller
  • Controllera type of game controller
Italian controller
  • controllera type of game controller
Polish gamepad, joypad
  • gamepada type of game controller
  • joypada type of game controller
  • kontrolera type of game controller
  • pada type of game controller
Portuguese comando
  • comandoa type of game controller
Russian геймпа́д
  • геймпа́д (gejmpád)a type of game controller
Spanish mando
  • mandoa type of game controller
Ukrainian геймпа́д, ґеймпа́д
  • геймпа́д (hejmpád)a type of game controller
  • ґеймпа́д (gejmpád)a type of game controller
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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