Hearthstoner

English

Etymology

From Hearthstone +‎ -er.

Noun

Hearthstoner (plural Hearthstoners)

1. A player of the digital collectible card game Hearthstone.
   • 2014 March 11, Jeffrey Grubb, “Blizzard’s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft digital card game is out of beta”, in VentureBeat‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-12-05:

     Win enough matches in the Arena and you earn not only enough gold to cover the run but more chances of earning powerful Epic and Legendary cards. Of course, Hearthstoners can also purchase in-game gold with real-world money.

   • 2014 November, Tim Clark, “Unclean: Has Blizzard’s Curse of Naxxramas unleashed a plague on its own game?”, in PC Gamer, Bath, Somerset: Future plc, →ISSN, page 100, column 3:

     The new cards are mostly so useful that I actually think it represents a good place for first-time Hearthstoners to start.

   • 2015 September 4, “On readbuzz.com”, in Buzz, volume 13, number 33, Champaign, Ill.: Illini Media Company, →OCLC, page 2:

     “Perils of the New Hearthstoner” / Rick Wawrzyszuk / Read about Hearthstone, an addictive new card game!

   • 2017, Guinness World Records, Gamer’s Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Gaming Records, London: Guinness World Records, →ISBN, page 38:

     On 20 Sep 2015, Romanian Hearthstoners Plank and KaptVoorvel set up a match between Priest and Paladin. […] German Hearthstoner Jan “SuperJJ” Janßen (below) beat the Netherlands’ “ThijsNL” at the SeatStory Cup IV on 13 Nov 2015.

   • 2018 November 29, Alice O'Connor, “Hearthstone: Rastakhan's Rumble cards now all revealed”, in Rock Paper Shotgun‎^[2], archived from the original on 2021-02-27:

     Blizzard have finished revealing the 135 new cards coming to Hearthstone next week in its new expansion, Rastakhan's Rumble. Hearthstoners, you may begin your theorycrafting and deck plans in earnest.