noun Gaming Slang

roamer

· noun · gaming

The defender who ditches the objective to hunt attackers from behind.

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A defender who doesn't sit on site. They rove the map looking for attackers caught out of position, flank them, get a pick, then vanish before the trade comes back. Big in Rainbow Six Siege.

“Their roamer's been picking us off in the back of the map all round, somebody go hunt him.”
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High risk, high reward role. A good roamer eats time off the clock and bleeds the enemy of bodies; a bad one dies first and leaves site a man down.

“I'm roaming top floor this round, anchor the objective without me.”
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roamer In A Sentence

Their roamer's been picking us off in the back of the map all round, somebody go hunt him.
I'm roaming top floor this round, anchor the objective without me.

Origin & Usage

Variants roamroaming

People Also Ask

What is a roamer?

In shooters, it's the defender who leaves the objective to hunt attackers from behind rather than holding a fixed position.

How do you use roamer in a sentence?

"Watch your flank — their roamer likes to swing wide and catch you from behind."

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