platformer

English

Etymology

platform + -er

Noun

platformer (plural platformers)

  1. (video games, informal) A platform game.
    • 2010, Tom Bissell, Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 97:
      Conceptually speaking, the platformer may be the most archetypal video-game genre.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /platˈfɔr.mɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrmɛr
  • Syllabification: plat‧for‧mer

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English platformer.

Noun

platformer m inan

  1. (video games, informal) platform game
    Synonyms: (formal) gra platformowa, (informal) platformówka
Declension

Etymology 2

From Platforma Obywatelska + -er(s).

Noun

platformer m pers (female equivalent platformerka)

  1. (politics, colloquial) a member or supporter of the Polish political party Platforma Obywatelska
    Synonyms: platformers, peowiec, (derogatory) platfus
Declension

Further reading

  • platformer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • platformer in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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