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Counter-Striker

Counter-Striker noun: a player of the Counter-Strike series of video games.

Noun

Counter-Striker (plural Counter-Strikers)

  1. A player of the Counter-Strike series of video games.
    • Think you’re a hardcore Counter-Striker? Well, there are certainly different ways to measure up, whether with proficiency on a sniper rifle or blind luck with an AK-47.2001 January 27 – February 2, Kevin Cheung, “Net Gamer”, in Icon (The Sydney Morning Herald), number 65, page 18
    • Unlike Counter-Strike’s bomb diffusal or hostage rescue missions, or Unreal’s Domination and Capture The Flag levels, Deus Ex Multiplayer suffers from a lack of variation in game objectives. If there were a computer each team had to hack into, or a civilian under house arrest that one team must...2001 July, Richie Shoemaker, “Deus Ex Multiplayer”, in PC Zone, number 104, page 93

Examples of Counter-Striker in a sentence

  • Counter-Strikers are less likely to feel the need to upgrade to broadband.2003 April, Bennett Ring, “Death to Counter-Strike”, in Atomic, number 27, page 065, column 2:
  • And that’s just it—after two years, Counter-Strikers expected that a sequel would offer new weaponry and equipment, and, above all, an engaging single-player game.2004 March, Four-Eyed Dragon, “Counter-Strike: Condition Zero”, in GamePro, number 186, page 68:
  • “True Counter-Strikers like me don’t even count kills unless they’re headshots or a knife in the back of the nut…”2004 April, Computer and Video Games, number 271, page 24:
  • If it doesn’t help Chris, it may well help out a beleaguered Counter-Striker.2005 July, Phil Wand, “Dear Wandy”, in PC Zone, number 156, page 124:

Forms of Counter-Striker

pluralCounter-Strikers

Origin of Counter-Striker

From Counter-Strike + -er.

Questions about Counter-Striker

What does Counter-Striker mean?
Counter-Striker means a player of the Counter-Strike series of video games.
How do you use Counter-Striker in a sentence?
Counter-Strikers are less likely to feel the need to upgrade to broadband.
What part of speech is Counter-Striker?
Counter-Striker is a noun.
What is the plural of Counter-Striker?
The plural of Counter-Striker is Counter-Strikers.

Words near Counter-Striker in the dictionary

  1. counter-stereotypically
  2. counter-sting
  3. counter-stings
  4. counter-strategies
  5. counter-strategy
  6. Counter-Striker
  7. Counter-Strikers
  8. counter-subject
  9. counter-subjects
  10. counter-surf
  11. counter-surfed

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