multiplayer
Americanadjective
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noting or relating to a video game, or a portion of a video game, in which more than one person plays at the same time in a shared game environment: a multiplayer experience.
a multiplayer game;
multiplayer mode;
a multiplayer experience.
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relating to or involving more than one player.
The pitcher was traded in a multiplayer deal.
noun
Etymology
Origin of multiplayer
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These countries are all competing in the new multiplayer tournament, no longer restrained by old traditions and systems, and no one power has hegemony, all being less formidable than they appear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The studio is also overhauling DMZ, its extraction-style multiplayer mode, and introducing a new 'Frontlines' system designed to make battles feel more dynamic and reactive.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Then, after a few quiet years, GTA V launched in 2013, which added a multiplayer mode, now available separately as GTA Online.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Among the company’s well-known products is “League of Legends,” a multiplayer online battle arena video game played daily by millions of people around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
They played video games, the first being an early Star Wars game that they could play against each other after Keith used his wizardry to connect two computers together—an early, jerry-rigged, multiplayer game.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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