Larper

//ˈlɑɹ.pɚ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who takes part in LARP (live-action role-play).

    "“Which is why I'm thinking LARPer,” Griffith argued. “Goths interact with non-Goths more in LARPing than anywhere else. And there are non-Goth look people that hang with the Goths.”"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of LARPer. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Someone who pretends to be part of a movement or group, often for the sake of gaining social status. broadly, derogatory

    "The extremists were never entirely sure who among them was a true believer, who a mole, and who more a LARPer than otherwise."

Example

More examples

""Tom, aren't you a LARPer?" "No! I'm a World War II reenactor! Stop calling me that!""

Etymology

From LARP + -er.

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