multiplayeradj.n.
/ˌmʌltɪˈpleɪə/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈpleɪər/; see also multi- comb. form. A. adj.
Designed for or involving more than two (esp. many) players or participants. Of a computer or video game: allowing two or more players to participate, esp. simultaneously.
ΚΠ
1948 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 25 Jan. 3/6 Kirby Higbe..came to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a multi-player deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers last season.
1973 Sociometry 36 47 The effects of discussion during multi-player sessions were assessed as were the effects on outcomes of subsequent bets.
1992 N.Y. Times 19 Jan. viii. 4/6 The league has toughened regulations against fighting, eliminating most of the..brawls and multi-player tiffs.
2000 Daily Tel. 23 Mar. (Connected section) 2/5 The Game Boy Advance..promises great things..and the word has it that it will be able to access the internet via a mobile phone, allowing email and multiplayer games.
B. n.
A compact disc player which can play a number of discs in succession.
ΚΠ
1991 CD Rev. Oct. 97/2 The CD multiplayer lies at the side of the boot, being linked to the controlling XR-7500 with a long control cable.
1995 GQ Jan. 147 Studio 24 is the world's first CD multiplayer that enables you to load, store and play up to twenty-four discs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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