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单词 lurkers
释义

lurker

noun

lurk·​er ˈlər-kər How to pronounce lurker (audio)
plural lurkers
1
: one that lies hidden in or as if in ambush
a lurker in the shadows
It troubled me that there should have been a lurker on the stairs, on that night of all nights in the year … Charles Dickens
2
: a person who reads messages on an Internet discussion forum or social media platform but does not contribute
Online fandom was a world where people were having conversations about the things they loved. For more than a decade, I was listening to the conversations, but I didn't say a word. I was a lurker. Elizabeth Minkel

Synonyms

  • skulk
  • skulker
  • slyboots
  • sneak
  • sneaker
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

lurkers

noun

plural of lurker
as in skunks
someone who acts in a sly and secret manner suddenly, the mysterious lurker leapt out into the light!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • skunks
  • weasels
  • skunk
  • skulkers
  • sneaks
  • sneakers
  • skulks
  • snakes
  • stalkers
  • spies
  • swindlers
  • sharpies
  • snoopers
  • sharpers
  • slyboots
  • snoops
  • slickers
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