"ALSer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ALSers [plural]
Etymology: From ALS + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ALS|-er|id2=occupation}} ALS + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ALSer (plural ALSers)
  1. (informal, medicine) A person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Tags: informal Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-ALSer-en-noun-hNEx3OBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 71 29 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (Internet slang) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.life.sucks. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Newsgroups, People
    Sense id: en-ALSer-en-noun-TD4lyh2l Disambiguation of Newsgroups: 40 60 Disambiguation of People: 3 97

Inflected forms

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