🐢 A turtle hunter 🛡️ A defensive player

turtler

9.6

A player in a game who stays in a safe place and avoids attacks

noun
/ˈtɜːrtlər/

Slang

: jugador defensivo

In ranked play, many players accuse a turtler of ruining the match by never leaving cover.

Examples

During the final round, the turtler refused to push forward and waited for opponents' mistakes.
Commentators criticized the turtler for stalling the game instead of trying to win aggressively.
He is a skilled turtler in the game.
Many turtlers prefer to defend rather than attack.
In competitive matches, the turtler focused on defense, waiting for opponents to make mistakes.
Players often find it frustrating when a turtler hides in the corner and avoids confrontation.
She earned a reputation as a turtler because she constantly prioritized her safety over aggressive plays.

Antonyms

aggressor

53 4.9

A person, group, or country that starts a fight

How Defensive

turtler

Slang

9.6

attackman

Jargon

6.9

Surface Forms

turtler singular

turtlers plural

Morphology

turtler = turtle (semi-transparent) = turtle + er

The form is regular, but the gaming sense of 'turtle' is figurative and somewhat specialized, so the meaning is not fully immediate for all learners.

Etymology

Turtler comes from the animal turtle plus the ending -er, used as a picture of someone who stays inside like a turtle. So a turtler in games is a player who stays very defensive, like hiding in a 'shell', instead of attacking.