Full record for gamer n.

Definition	a participant in a war-game or role-playing game; a player or creator of such games
OED requirements	antedating 1973
Earliest cite	Jim Dunnigan, "Outgoing Mail"
Comment	Enoch Forrester submitted a 1976 cite from Timothy Kask in Dragon Magazine. Jeff Prucher submitted a 1986 cite from a game review column by Greg Gordon in American Fantasy. Kay Shapero submitted a 1979 cite from the rules for "Runequest". Kay Shapero submitted a 1977 cite from David Hargrave's "The Arduin Grimoire, Volume 1". Edward Born submitted a 1973 cite from an article in Strategy and Tactics Magazine,"Outgoing Mail" by Jim Dunnigan. Earliest cite in the OED: 1981. We would like cites of any date from other sources.
Last modified	19 July, 2009

Citations for gamer n.

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1988 S. McCrumb Bimbos of Death Sun iv. 42	Since Diefenbaker lived in Ontario, most of his fellow gamers had to rely on correspondence and a severely limited phone budget for contact with him.
1991 Locus Nov. 63/1	The gamers provide cautionary examples about getting too caught up in games.