Rocket Leaguer

noun

A player of the vehicular soccer video game Rocket League.

Meanings

nounRocket Leaguer (plural Rocket Leaguers)

plural Rocket Leaguers

  1. A player of the vehicular soccer video game Rocket League.

    Overall, while these choices might seem like a matter of inches this late in the game, for the die-hard “Rocket Leaguers” out there, it’s clear that this patch will have a distinct impact on their day-to-day scrims moving forward.

    2018 June 19, Steven T. Wright, “‘Rocket League’ Director Talks Rocket Pass, Loot Boxes, Bonuses and Penalties”, in Variety, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2018
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    Not surprisingly, YouTube is already full of Rocket League highlight reels with insane goals, shots and saves. (Seek out videos by a player called Kronovi to see the kind of aerial acrobatics a monstrously skilled Rocket Leaguer can pull off.)

    2015 July 19, Steve Tilley, “Balls of fun! Rocket League brings back what used to be the great thing about video games”, in Edmonton Sun, Edmonton, Alta.: Postmedia Network, →ISSN, page E9

    Rocket League was recently tapped to be one of the first games to support “cross-network” play on Xbox Live. What that means, basically, is that Rocket Leaguers on Windows 10 and Xbox One hardware will, once it goes live, be able to take on players on “other consoles and PC networks.”

    2016 March 21, Andy Chalk, “Gabe Newell says he's "all for" cross-platform play”, in PC Gamer, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2016

    Microsoft recently extended an invitation to Sony and others by opening up cross-network play, potentially allowing for Xbox One and PS4 owners to one day play against each other - if Sony is to ever take up the offer. We hope it does - Psyonix says it's already worked out how to get Rocket Leaguers on Xbox and PlayStation playing together.

    2016 March 28, Hugh Langley, “Rocket League devs had a cool idea for VR, but you won't get to see it”, in TechRadar, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2016

    Rocket Leaguers can also expect an updated engine audio system, new achievements and trophies, new soundtrack options with 18 new songs from Canadian music label Monstercat, goal explosions, the ability to personalize the trails left by your vehicle and more.

    2017 June 5, Shawn Knight, “Rocket League to celebrate second birthday with major Anniversary Update”, in TechSpot, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2017

    And as you may very well know—every second counts in a game like Rocket League where everyone is jostling for position. Thankfully, there’s a quicker and more efficient way of turning around. Rocket Leaguers, I present the Half Flip!

    2018 April 3, James Fleming, “Rocket League Half Flip – How to Master”, in MP1st, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2020

Origin

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APA

Rocket Leaguer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rocket%20Leaguer

MLA

“Rocket Leaguer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rocket%20Leaguer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rocket Leaguer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rocket%20Leaguer.

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