griefer
Syllables: grief·erUK/ˈɡɹiːfə//ˈɡɹifɚ/
griefer noun: one who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it.
Noun
griefer (plural griefers)
- One who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it.
- First, be a tree; in other words, ignore the griefer. This approach can be very effective because most griefers want you to get pissed off, and if you don't, they may move on to more fertile targets.2007, Brian A. White, Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World, Que Publishing, →ISBN
- Julian Dibbell's description of griefer culture demonstrates a high degree of congruence with Huizinga's description of the spoilsport. The griefers have indeed “made a new community,” loosely organized on somethingawful.com and the /b/ forum of 4chan.org2011, Kristie Miller, Marlene Clark, Dating: Philosophy for Everyone, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
Forms of griefer
| plural | griefers |
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Origin of griefer
From grief + -er. First attested in the early 2000s.
Words that rhyme with griefer
Questions about griefer
- What does griefer mean?
- Griefer means one who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it.
- What part of speech is griefer?
- Griefer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce griefer?
- Griefer is pronounced /ˈɡɹifɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of griefer?
- The plural of griefer is griefers.
Words near griefer in the dictionary
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