speedrunner
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
speedrunner (plural speedrunners)
- (video games) A player who performs speedruns.
- 2024 January 27, Eliana Bollati, “Baldur’s Gate 3 speedrunner smashes two world records in just two days”, in Dexerto[1], archived from the original on 6 June 2025:
- Baldur’s Gate 3, which has a reputation for being one of the longer RPGs out there, is no exception. And one speedrunner in particular has been smashing records left, right, and center.
- 2024 May 23, Dylan Horetski, “Ludwig responds to backlash over having zero female speedrunners at his event”, in Dexerto[2], archived from the original on 28 May 2024:
- “Kinda sad to see no females on this list. There are many female speedrunners who are amazing,” said Twitter user Edobean. “Hope that if he does another speedrunning charity event, he invites some female speedrunners.”
Synonyms
- runner (rare)
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English speedrunner.
Noun
speedrunner c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | speedrunner | speedrunners |
| definite | speedrunnern | speedrunnerns | |
| plural | indefinite | speedrunners, speedrunnare | speedrunners, speedrunnares |
| definite | speedrunnarna | speedrunnarnas |
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