"barrelmancy" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2021, Aden Carter, \"Divinity 2: Every Step To Create An All-Powerful Barrelmancer\", GameRant, 8 January 2021",
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          "ref": "2023, Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, \"The secret best Baldur's Gate 3 class is, of course, Barrelmancer\", Rock Paper Shotgun, 10 August 2023",
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          "ref": "2023, Nicole Clark, \"The best ‘class’ in Baldur’s Gate 3 is ‘barrelmancer’\", Polygon, 23 August 2023",
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        "The strategic use of containers of explosives in combat."
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