Definition of "Gamergater"

He credits GamerGaters with organizing a revolt against a deeply unsatisfying marketplace by loyal consumers who deserve better.

2016, Alison Novak, Defining Identity and the Changing Scope of Culture in the Digital Age

Gamergaters have hurt people, and they've driven people out of games.

2016, Dan Golding, Leena van Deventer, Game Changers

"But the cultural conflict between these two post-revolutionary styles — between frat guys and feminist bluestockings, Gamergaters and the diversity police, alt-right provocateurs and 'woke' dudebros, the mouthbreathers who poured hate on the all-female 'Ghostbusters' and the tastemakers who pretended it was good — is likely here to stay."

2016 August 14, Ross Douthat, “A Playboy for President”, in The New York Times

Harassment campaigns using the hashtag #GamerGate claimed, in part, to be a response to ethical shortcomings in games journalism; many Gamergaters criticized what they call “social justice warriors” in the gaming industry […]

2016, Rebecca Ann Lind, Race and Gender in Electronic Media: Content, Context, Culture