"lurker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɜː.kə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɝ.kɚ/ [General-American] Forms: lurkers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə(ɹ) Etymology: lurk + -er, agent suffix. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lurk|er|id2=agent noun}} lurk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} lurker (plural lurkers)
  1. One who lurks. Translations (someone who lurks): lurer (Danish), väijyjä (Finnish), rôdeur [masculine] (French), rôdeuse [feminine] (French), Beobachter [masculine] (German), Lauerer [masculine] (German), insidiātor [masculine] (Latin), mirón [masculine] (Spanish), merodeador [masculine] (Spanish), intruso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lurker-en-noun-XyJp4gBV Disambiguation of 'someone who lurks': 66 23 4 7
  2. (Internet slang) A user who observes a community rather than participating; someone who reads or takes advantage of content on a website, newsgroup, etc. but does not contribute. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Watercraft Translations (user who observes rather than participates): 潛水 (Chinese), lurkkaaja (Finnish), seurailija (Finnish), Lurker [masculine] (German), passiver Zuschauer [masculine] (German), Beobachter [masculine] (German), ROM (romu) (Japanese), lurkare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lurker-en-noun-45iQ2F7N Disambiguation of Watercraft: 18 34 24 24 Disambiguation of 'user who observes rather than participates': 13 76 3 8
  3. (archaic, UK, dialect) A small fishing-boat. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-lurker-en-noun-oDvFCrr9 Categories (other): British English
  4. (obsolete slang, UK) An impostor; a quack. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-lurker-en-noun-Ks1q1pSf Disambiguation of People: 17 29 17 37 Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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