Doomer

English

Etymology

Doom +‎ -er.

Noun

Doomer (plural Doomers)

1. (video games, informal) A player of the video game DOOM.

   Alternative form: DOOMer

   • 1994, BusinessWeek, page 16:

     Doomers, ranging from children to senior citizens, are up all night hunting specters, imps, and other hellspawn, battling each other in so-called Deathmatch tournaments, and checking out the latest Doom lore by conversing with the game’s developers over computer chat lines. […] What’s ahead for Doomers? Id has authorized a company called Austin Virtual Gaming to license an eight-screen Doom arcade setup around the country.

   • 1994 April 30, Ricardo Lopez, “Are there any *female* doomers out there?”, in alt.games.doom‎ (Usenet):

     I am not a female Doomer, but I did "catch" my fiance playing Doom the other day. It led us to a discussion of why ID didn't put the option in to choose a female character.

   • 1994 September 23, Robert S. Cauthorn, “‘Doom’s Day’: Oct. 10 is release date for sequel to wildly popular game”, in The Arizona Daily Star, volume 153, number 264, Tucson, Ariz., section E, page twelve:

     The sense of reality is so seamless that on the Internet, where many Doomers gather, there is a FAQ (frequently asked questions) document that talks about Doom-induced motion sickness. […] At one point, Carnegie Mellon University’s 25,000-user network had so many student Doomers playing that the system nearly ground to a halt.

   • 1995, Donald Rose, Internet Chat Quick Tour: Real-time Conversations & Communications Online, Ventana Press, →ISBN, page 119:

     #doom This channel is a cousin of #vidgames […] And some players use it to find others who have the Internet Head-to-Head Daemon (IHHD) software, which lets folks play Doom over the Net. (Note: Some “Doomers” may want to try finding the #modemdoom channel if #doom is not active for some reason.)

   • 1996, Faith Popcorn, Lys Marigold, Clicking: 16 Trends to Future Fit Your Life, Your Work, and Your Business, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 86:

     On the downside, they’ve created such indelible demons and Death match tournaments that Doomers of all ages have reported actual perception changes.

   • 1999, The New York Times Biographical Service, page 786:

     By intentionally leaving cracks in his source code, [John] Carmack encouraged Doomers to hack the game and create their own elaborate levels — new battlegrounds upon which the carnage took place.

   • a. 2003, Mathew Webb, “Is it doom for Doom?”, in Cougar Chronicle, Austin, Tex.: Hill Country Middle School; quoted in Homer L. Hall, “Those Opinionated Columns”, in Junior High Journalism, New York, N.Y.: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2003, →ISBN, page 189:

     “Doom is a great stress-reliever,” said Lewis. “Its a great way to blow off stress after a bad day.” This defense is rather common among “Doomers,” as Doom enthusiasts have come to call themselves.

2. Alternative letter-case form of doomer

Anagrams

• moored, roomed