Dauerzocker

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German

Etymology

Dauer +‎ Zocker

Noun

Dauerzocker m (strong, genitive Dauerzockers, plural Dauerzocker)

  1. excessive gambler (someone who gambles excessively often)
    • 1984, Rudolf Augstein, Der Spiegel, volume 38, numbers 10-18, Spiegel-Verlag, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 92:
      So ergab sich aus insgesamt 501 Interviews mit Intensiv- und Gelegenheitsspielern, daß Dauerzocker im Schnitt <illegible> Minuten spielen , wenn sie mindestens dreimal pro Woche an den Automaten treten, und erst aufhören, wenn sie Mark 40 verloren haben; []
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  2. (colloquial) excessive gamer (someone who plays video games excessively often)
    • 2006, GamesMarkt, volume 6, numbers 1-8, Entertainment Media Verlag GmbH & Company oHG, →OCLC, page 45:
      Es ist jedoch bestens gerüstet, unterschiedliche Spielertypen, vom Anfänger bis zum Dauerzocker, in geselliger Runde zu vereinen.
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