Platformer

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A platform game. informal
"Conceptually speaking, the platformer may be the most archetypal video-game genre."

Synonyms

platform game platform game

Example

"Conceptually speaking, the platformer may be the most archetypal video-game genre."

Etymology

From platform + -er.

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