barrelmancer

English

Etymology

barrel +‎ -mancer

Noun

barrelmancer (plural barrelmancers)

1. (video games) A player who strategically uses containers of explosives in combat.
   • 2021, Aden Carter, "Divinity 2: Every Step To Create An All-Powerful Barrelmancer", GameRant, 8 January 2021 (used in title only)
   • 2023, Nicole Clark, "The best ‘class’ in Baldur’s Gate 3 is ‘barrelmancer’", Polygon, 23 August 2023:

     The barrelmancer strategy went viral on Reddit and X (née Twitter) last week.

   • 2023, Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, "The secret best Baldur's Gate 3 class is, of course, Barrelmancer", Rock Paper Shotgun, 10 August 2023 (used in title only)

Related terms

• barrelmancy