retrogamer

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noun

A retrogaming enthusiast.

OriginEnglish gamer ← Middle English gamer ← Old English gamen →
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Meanings

nounretrogamer (plural retrogamers)

plural retrogamers

  1. video gamesA retrogaming enthusiast.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Germanic*gamaną
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gaman
  7. Old Englishgamen
  8. Middle Englishgame
  9. Middle Englishgamer
  10. Englishgamer
  11. Englishretrogamer

From retro- + gamer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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