In online gaming, a ganker is a player who ambushes or overwhelms others — usually weaker or solo players — with an unfair numbers or power advantage. Classic ganking involves high-level players hunting lowbies in open-world PvP games, or a team piling onto a single opponent who never stood a chance. It's widely considered unsporting and frustrating, though some players treat ganking as an art form. The term comes from "gang kill" and is especially common in MMORPGs and battle royale games.
Watch the river crossing — there's a ganker camping there who's been wrecking everyone all morning.
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(online gaming, slang) One who ganks in gameplay.
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