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multiplayer

  • /ˌmʌl.tiˈpleɪ.əɹ/
  • [ˌmɐɫtiˈpl̥eɪ̯ə] UK
  • [ˌmʌɫtiˈpl̥eɪ̯ɚ] US

adjective multi-player

  1. not comparable Requiring or allowing multiple (or more than the usual two) players to play simultaneously.

noun multiplayers · multi-player

  1. uncountable The feature of a video game where multiple human players play simultaneously. I just heard that the game will have multiplayer when it comes out!
  2. countable, in plural, uncountable Video game players who play multiplayer games. The audio suggestions just mentioned would be advantageous when pairs are working together at a computer or multiplayers are collaborating or competing in online educational games and simulations.

Opposite: single-player, solitaire

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gaming, multi-player, multigame, multiserver, multiuser, multimachine, multisocket, multislot, multiconsole, multiclient, multistudent, multiversioned, multispeaker, multileg, multireceiver, multiplace

noun

Opposite: single-player, solitaire

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adj allowing multiple players to play simultaneously

Españolmultijugador
Portuguêsmultijogador, multijogadora
Françaismultijoueur
DeutschMehrspieler-
Italianomultigiocatore

noun allowing multiple players to play simultaneously

Españolmultijugador
Portuguêsmultijogador
Françaismultijoueur
DeutschMehrspieler
Italianomultigiocatore

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@misc{multiplayer_2026,
  title = {multiplayer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/multiplayer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}