English Explanatory Dictionary

gamergate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A worker insect that can become capable of reproducing when the queen has died.
name
  1. A controversy that started in 2014, and happened primarily online, around issues of sexism and progressivism in video game culture and harassment of women in the video game industry.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gamergate.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæm.ə.ɡeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gamergate.wav /ˈɡæm.əɹˌɡeɪt/ /ˈɡeɪməɹˌɡeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Gamergate.wav

Word forms

gamergate gamergates

Etymology

From gam- + ergate, from Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”) + Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “workman”).

Related words

dinergate

Derived words

Gamergater
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