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spammer, n. Computing slang.
Brit. |ˈspamə|, U.S. |ˈspæmər|
[‹ spam v. + -er suffix1.]
A person who sends irrelevant, inappropriate, or multiple postings, advertisements, or other unsolicited material by electronic mail. Cf. Spam n.
1994Time 25 July 52/1 (caption) Spammers vs. Cancelbots. What happens if advertisers spew unsolicited solicitations through the Net like so much Spam and don't respond to entreaties and mail bombs? 1995Connecticut Law Tribune (Nexis) 27 Feb. (Suppl.) a8 Contrary to some media reports, the term applies equally to commercial and noncommercial messages, although most spammers tend to be advertisers. 1998APC Mar. 74 As Usenet ECP rules tightened, spammers started excessive multiposting (EMP), sending the same message to many newsgroups separately. |