first-person shooter

noun

1. a type of video game in which the player assumes the field of vision of the protagonist, so that the game camera includes the character's weapon, but the rest of the character model is not seen. : FPS

first-person shooter

noun

1. a type of computer game in which the player aims and shoots at targets, and the graphics displayed are seen from the viewpoint of the shooter FPS

Word History and Origins

Origin of first-person shooter¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Gamers were given hands-on time with new releases including Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - the latest instalment in the hugely popular first-person shooter series.

From BBC

There's a long relationship between videogames and alternative music, from early first-person shooter Doom to games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Guitar Hero.

From BBC

In a statement addressing fans Tuesday on the Playstation blog, Ellis said his team “been listening closely to your feedback since the launch” of the team-based first-person shooter game on Aug. 23.

From Los Angeles Times

The song's connection to "The Office" is a double entendre of sorts with J. Cole's opening bar going: “First-person shooter mode, we turnin' your song to a funeral/ To them ni**** that say they wan' off us, you better be talkin' 'bout workin' in cubicles.”

From Salon

For Roth, the splatter auteur behind films like “Hostel” and the recent “Thanksgiving,” “Borderlands” represents his biggest canvas yet, so expect generous helpings of violence and mayhem along with the irreverent, absurdist comedy that fans of the first-person shooter have come to love.

From Los Angeles Times