"Doomer" meaning in English

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          "text": "Alternative form: DOOMer"
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          "ref": "1994, BusinessWeek, page 16:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1994 April 30, Ricardo Lopez, “Are there any *female* doomers out there?”, in alt.games.doom (Usenet):",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1995, Donald Rose, Internet Chat Quick Tour: Real-time Conversations & Communications Online, Ventana Press, →ISBN, page 119:",
          "text": "#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.)",
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          "ref": "1996, Faith Popcorn, Lys Marigold, Clicking: 16 Trends to Future Fit Your Life, Your Work, and Your Business, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 86:",
          "text": "On the downside, they’ve created such indelible demons and Death match tournaments that Doomers of all ages have reported actual perception changes.",
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          "ref": "1999, The New York Times Biographical Service, page 786:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "“Doom is a great stress-reliever,” said Lewis. “Its^([sic]) 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.",
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        "A player of the video game DOOM."
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          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "On the downside, they’ve created such indelible demons and Death match tournaments that Doomers of all ages have reported actual perception changes.",
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          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "“Doom is a great stress-reliever,” said Lewis. “Its^([sic]) 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.",
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