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hypercarry

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A video game character that does so much damage that success in the game is mainly dependent on that character.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

Examples

  • Alice is a hypercarry: level her up and she will take you all the way to endgame.
  • 2015, Dignitas, Hypercarries: Misconceptions and Reality, Dignitas.gg Be it hyper carry, hypercarry, hard carry, or any other term you want to call it, a hypercarry is a specific subclass of the carry role.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hyper- + carry, in the sense that this character "carries" the player through the game.