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first-person shooter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A combat or video game in the genre characterized by a three-dimensional view from the player's perspective (POV, point of view) and the ability to fire a weapon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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Broader terms: shooter, war game

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 第一人稱射擊遊戲 /第一人称射击游戏 (dìyīrénchēng shèjí yóuxì) — game
  • Finnish: ensimmäisen persoonan ammuntapeli — game
  • French: jeu de tir à la première personne — game
  • Galician: tirador en primeira persoa — game
  • Georgian: პირველი პირის მსროლელი (ṗirveli ṗiris msroleli) — game
  • German: Ego-Shooter — game
  • Italian: sparatutto in prima persona — game
  • Japanese: 一人称シューティングゲーム (ichininshō shūtingugēmu) — game
  • Japanese: ファーストパーソン・シューティングゲーム (fāsutopāson shūtingugēmu) — game
  • Korean: 1인칭 슈팅 게임 (irinching syuting geim) — game
  • Polish: strzelanka pierwszoosobowa — game
  • Spanish: tirador en primera persona — game
  • Spanish: shooter en primera persona — game
  • Vietnamese: trò chơi bắn súng góc nhìn người thứ nhất — game