Let's Player

English

Etymology

From Let’s Play +‎ -er.

Noun

Let's Player (plural Let's Players)

1. One who makes Let’s Plays.
   • 2013, Teddy Lee, quotee, Retro Gamer, number 119, Imagine Publishing Ltd, →ISSN, page 28:

     A few sites picked it up, like Rock Paper Shotgun, Destructoid and Kotaku, but for the most part it was the YouTube Let’s Players, showing off videos of the game to their subscribers, that really helped to get Rogue Legacy out there.

   • 2014 January, Mike Bithell, quotee, “The making of a modern indie game”, in Edge, number 262, page 68:

     But one of the key factors with Volume is designing with Let’s Players and streamers in mind.

   • 2015 April, Heidi Kemps, “Let’s Playing Together”, in PC PowerPlay, number 238, page 33:

     If you’ve searched for game videos on YouTube or elsewhere, you have no doubt come across some matter of Let’s Play video. It’s a pretty simple format to grasp: somebody plays a game and then offers commentary about the action happening onscreen. The means by which the video creators do this, however, are wide and varied, and several prominent “Let’s Players” have been able to translate their knack for playing a game while amusing a viewing audience into genuine careers.

   • 2016, Vikki Blake, Wesley Copeland, Jason Fanelli, Barry Keating, Carrie Mok, Dominic Reseigh-Lincoln, John Robertson, Edward Smith, Gaming Live!: Your Guide to Video Game Livestreaming, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 67:

     While most Super Mario Maker Let’s Players dabble between creating levels and playing through them, WitWix focuses on conquering creations made by other players.

Translations

one who makes Let’s Plays

• Polish: zagrajmer (pl) m, zagrajmerka f