"Flickr" meaning in All languages combined

See Flickr on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From flick (“photograph”) + -er, suggested as an alteration of flicker by co-founder Caterina Fake after the domain owner of flicker.com refused to sell it. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flick<t:photograph>|er}} flick (“photograph”) + -er, {{quote-gloss|Fake}} [Fake], {{quote-gloss|Stewart}} [Stewart] Head templates: {{en-prop}} Flickr
  1. (trademark) An online social networking service that enables users to share photos. Derived forms: Flickrer, Flickrite
    Sense id: en-Flickr-en-name-TyAZTPGj Categories (other): English trademarks, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5

Noun [English]

Forms: Flickrs [plural]
Etymology: From flick (“photograph”) + -er, suggested as an alteration of flicker by co-founder Caterina Fake after the domain owner of flicker.com refused to sell it. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flick<t:photograph>|er}} flick (“photograph”) + -er, {{quote-gloss|Fake}} [Fake], {{quote-gloss|Stewart}} [Stewart] Head templates: {{en-noun}} Flickr (plural Flickrs)
  1. (informal) An account on Flickr. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Flickr-en-noun-JAdU16gN

Inflected forms

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