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third-person shooter

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A combat-themed video game of a kind with a perspective view, typically positioning the camera over the shoulder of the player.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 第三人稱射擊遊戲 /第三人称射击游戏 (dìsānrénchēng shèjī yóuxì) — type of video game
  • Finnish: kolmannen persoonan ammuntapeli — type of video game
  • Georgian: მესამე პერსონაჟის მსროლელი (mesame ṗersonažis msroleli) — type of video game
  • Georgian: მესამე პირის მსროლელი (mesame ṗiris msroleli) — type of video game
  • German: Third-Person-Shooter — type of video game
  • Japanese: 三人称シューティングゲーム (sanninshō shūtingugēmu) — type of video game
  • Korean: 3인칭 슈팅 게임 (saminching syuting geim) — type of video game
  • Polish: strzelanka trzecioosobowa — type of video game