LARPer

larper English thumb|Six LARPers in Germany. Alternative forms en larper Etymology en :af LARP -er<id:agent suffix> 1 From en LARP -er agent noun. Pronunciation en /ˈlɑːpə(ɹ)/ UK en /ˈlɑɹ.pɚ/ US en ɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ) 2 Noun A person who takes part in LARP (live-action role-play). en RPer#Noun RPGer#Noun roleplayer#Noun mun<id:person who plays a roleplaying game> < player < person en 2006 Princess of Wands w:John Ringo “Which is why I'm thinking LARPer,” Griffith argued. “Goths interact with non-Goths more in LARPing than anywhere else. And there are non-Goth look people that hang with the Goths.” en 2016-02-19 Archery company sues LARPer over patents, then files gag motion to silence him Ars Technica Joe Mullin http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/archery-company-sues-larper-over-patents-then-files-gag-motion-to-silence-him/ Gwyther founded Larping.org five years ago as a community hub where LARPers could talk to each other and find local events. Over time, he also started selling certain items useful to LARPers, like leather and metal armor, latex weapons, and foam arrows. https://web.archive.org/web/20260106002937/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/archery-company-sues-larper-over-patents-then-files-gag-motion-to-silence-him/ 6 January 2026 en by extension derogatory Someone who pretends to be part of a movement or group, often for the sake of gaining social status. en poseur poser < person en The extremists were never entirely sure who among them was a true believer, who a mole, and who more a LARPer than otherwise. en-US Julia Yost New York’s Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church The New York Times 2022-08-09 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/opinion/nyc-catholicism-dimes-square-religion.html 0362-4331 Real-world events will confront young urban Catholics with the full implications of Catholic doctrine, making it hard to view the rosary as a fashion statement. Over time, these developments will sort the converts from the LARPers. https://web.archive.org/web/20251126040650/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/opinion/nyc-catholicism-dimes-square-religion.html 26 November 2025 en 2022-09-10 BenjaminNorton 1568633775466192896 No actual Marxist would ever do this. Hinkle is not a leftist; he's a LARPer appealing to racists and colonialists. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913121353/https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1568633775466192896 13 September 2022 Translations player of LARP Arabic: ar لاعب تقمص الأدوار الحي m lāʿib taqammuṣ al-adwār al-ḥayy, ar لاعبة تقمص الأدوار الحي f lāʿiba taqammuṣ al-adwār al-ḥayy Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 實況角色扮演者 shíkuàng juésè bànyǎn zhě Finnish: fi larppaaja Hindi: hi लार्पकर्ता m, hi लार्पकर्त्री f, hi लार्पकर्ती f Indonesian: id karbit Japanese: ja ラーパー rāpā Polish: pl larpiarz m, pl larpiarka f, pl larpowiec m, pl larper m Swedish: sv lajvare c Anagrams en aelprr PERRLA parrel en People