Definition of avatar
avatar 
noun
- an icon, pictorial, or 3D representation of a person online. In the online gaming community, for example, one's
character as seen by other players is one's avatar. Origin: in Hindu mythology, an avatar is a physical incarnation of
a deity on earth.
Her game avatar was getting its butt kicked.
Submitted by Ray Goforth, Seattle, WA, USA, Jan 12 2003.
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