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Originally Posted by TFeldt
The original term "gamer" simply meant "somebody who plays video games" (or rather, GAME playeR).
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Actually, the term predates video games and was applied to anyone who played games as a hobby, particularly wargames or (pen-and-paper) RPGs.
Of course, a lot of that demographic ended up playing videogames once they moved beyond arcade-type games.