"blurker" meaning in English

See blurker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: blurkers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of blog + lurker. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|blog|lurker}} Blend of blog + lurker Head templates: {{en-noun}} blurker (plural blurkers)
  1. One who reads many blogs, but leaves no comments and does not have their own blog.
    Sense id: en-blurker-en-noun-X14ZO-Su Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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