A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GAMER

Sun, 20 Apr '25
One trying to level up, often
Wed, 2 Apr '25
Controller controller
Mon, 10 Feb '25
PlayStation pro, e.g.
Wed, 11 Dec '24
1-Across competitor
Tue, 2 Jan '24
Player with a console
Mon, 4 Dec '23
Nintendo enthusiast, e.g.
Mon, 29 Aug '22
Esports competitor
Wed, 29 Sep '21
One playing with a mouse, maybe
Tue, 17 Aug '21
Xbox expert, say
Wed, 9 Jun '21
World of Warcraft enthusiast, for one