tanker
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈtæŋkər/
- Jargon
:
tanque
- She's a T2 tanker.
Examples
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Okay, send the tanker in, but you stand by until that thing cools off.
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You guys take out the pumps, I'll handle the tanker.
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Warbook says a Cylon tanker.
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It has a lot of dead tips and it just really struggles, especially if the Peach tanker gets out of control.
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Flying in formation, waiting their turn to top off their fuel tanks from a carrier-launched A-6 tanker.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lord Humungous fights when he wants to fight... and fucks when he wants to fuck, and when all else fails, he drives straight into the fucking tanker.
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As the tanker of our team, he attracted all the enemy fire while his teammates launched their attacks.
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The experienced tanker stood at the front, drawing the enemies' attention away from other players.
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In many games, the role of a tanker is crucial, as they can absorb damage and protect their allies.
Synonyms
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4.8
A player who protects teammates by taking enemy attacks
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
tanker = tank (opaque) = tank + er
Although formed with the regular agentive suffix '-er', the gaming sense depends on specialized jargon and is not easily recoverable for an average learner.
Etymology
Tanker comes from tank + -er and the gaming use comes from the military tank, a strong vehicle that takes enemy fire. So a gaming tanker is a player who draws attacks and absorbs damage to protect the team.