meeple

English

Etymology

Blend of my +‎ people. Coined in November of 2000 by Alison Hansel during a game of Carcassonne when she fused "my" and "people" to describe the wooden figures used by each player in that game.

Meeples used in Carcassonne.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːpəl/
• Rhymes: -iːpəl

Noun

meeple (plural meeples or meeple)

1. A small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.
   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:meeple.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:board game piece