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
Example Sentences
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Riot — the maker of “League of Legends,” one of the world’s biggest multiplayer video games — has long tried to make its offices as appealing as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Although millions of fans have been kept busy with the multiplayer version "GTA Online", the anticipation for a true successor has been fierce.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Children will still be able to participate in multiplayer online games, though, it adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
In a statement on Monday, he said the deal with Nvidia lays the foundation for an “increasingly multiplayer AV world.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
He was the videogame designer responsible for creating the OASIS, a massively multiplayer online game that had gradually evolved into the globally networked virtual reality most of humanity now used on a daily basis.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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