"virtual YouTuber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: virtual YouTubers [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese バーチャルYouTuber, from virtual + YouTuber. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|バーチャルYouTuber}} Japanese バーチャルYouTuber, {{af|en|virtual|YouTuber}} virtual + YouTuber Head templates: {{en-noun}} virtual YouTuber (plural virtual YouTubers)
  1. An Internet personality (video creator or streamer) who operates using a virtual avatar, as a fictional or fictionalized character. Wikipedia link: en:virtual YouTuber Categories (topical): Occupations, Virtual YouTuber, YouTube Synonyms: VTuber, Vtuber, chuuba [slang] Translations (A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character): 虛擬主播 (Chinese Mandarin), 虚拟主播 (xūnǐ zhǔbō) (Chinese Mandarin), virtueller YouTuber [masculine] (German), virtuelle YouTuberin [feminine] (German), Vtuber [feminine, masculine] (German), Vtuberin [feminine] (German), バーチャルYouTuber (bācharu yūchūbā) (Japanese), VTuber (bui-chūbā) (Japanese), 버츄얼 유튜버 (beochueol yutyubeo) (Korean), 브이튜버 (beu'ityubeo) (Korean), 버튜버 (beotyubeo) (Korean), youtuber virtual [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), VTuber [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

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