lurker

lurker

English

Etymology

lurk +‎ -er, agentive suffix.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɜː.kə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɝ.kɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)

Noun

lurker (plural lurkers)

1. One who lurks.
   1. (Internet) 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.
2. (archaic, Britain, dialectal) A small fishing-boat.

Translations

someone who lurks

Danish: lurer Finnish: väijyjä French: rôdeur (fr) m, rôdeuse (fr) f

German: Beobachter (de) m, Lauerer m Latin: insidiātor m Spanish: mirón (es) m, merodeador m, intruso (es) m

internet slang

Chinese: 潛水 (zh) (lit. 'diver') German: Lurker (de) m, passiver Zuschauer m, Beobachter (de) m

Japanese: リードオンリーメンバー (rīdo onrī menbā)