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ALSer

ALSer noun: a person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Noun

ALSer (plural ALSers)

  1. (informal) A person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
    • One seldom sees words like “deadbeat” or “lazy” used in the same sentence with ALS. In fact, one of the only traits ALSers seem to share is an energetic past. In almost every case, victims are either classic over-achievers or chronic workaholics.1993, Dennis Kaye, “The Big Lie”, in Laugh, I Thought I'd Die: My Life With ALS, Toronto: Viking, →ISBN, page 39
  2. (Internet) A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.life.sucks.
    • Good point. A blanket apology would be a good place to start if he really wants to be an ALSer. […] It will take a year or two to post the HUGE number of apologies he owes ALSers.1998 February 26, Vince, “Re: Spirituality Survey”, in alt.life.sucks (Usenet)

Forms of ALSer

pluralALSers

Origin of ALSer

From ALS + -er.

Questions about ALSer

What does ALSer mean?
ALSer means a person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
What part of speech is ALSer?
ALSer is a noun.
What is the plural of ALSer?
The plural of ALSer is ALSers.

Words near ALSer in the dictionary

  1. Alsbrookses
  2. Alsciaukat
  3. Alsea
  4. Alsek
  5. ALSEP
  6. ALSer
  7. alseroxylon
  8. ALSers
  9. ALSes
  10. alsevalimab
  11. Alshain

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