Cosplayer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who takes part in cosplay.

    "The environments and spaces created for and by cosplay provide cosplayers with a variety of spaces for social interactions."

  2. 2
    Someone who wears a costume from a comic book or similar media wordnet

Example

More examples

"On his way home, Tom met a man who he thought was a plumber but was actually just a cosplayer in a Super Mario costume."

Etymology

From Japanese コスプレイヤー (kosupureiyā). Equivalent to cos- + player or cosplay + -er.

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