Gamergater

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person involved in the Gamergate harassment campaign. neologism

    "He credits GamerGaters with organizing a revolt against a deeply unsatisfying marketplace by loyal consumers who deserve better."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Gamergater. alt-of

    "Various concern trolls repeatedly explained why #GamerGate needed a leader and how #GamerGate would never accomplish anything or be respected without a leader, concerns that were generally blown off with multiple GamerGaters declaring that they were the leader of #GamerGate or denouncing the concern troll as a shill, which is GG parlance for an individual who is not to be trusted."

Example

More examples

"He credits GamerGaters with organizing a revolt against a deeply unsatisfying marketplace by loyal consumers who deserve better."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Gamergate + -er.

Etymology 2

From GamerGate + -er.

Related phrases

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