A fork of Rural Dictionary
Generally A person who indulges in Roleplaying games (RPG's)that involve two or more people. popularized by the infamous Dungeons and dragons games. With the advance of computer technology, Roleplaying games and their creation is becoming something of a lost art, and therefore Role-players in the orginal sense of the word are becoming harder and harder to find.
That guy runs two games, and plays in two others.. he's quite a role-player.
In an online game, someone who plays a character of the opposite gender. Usually a male playing as a female character in an attempt to get help in the game from male veteran players.