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AOLer

AOLer noun: an Internet user whose Internet service provider is AOL.

Noun

AOLer (plural AOLers)

  1. (Internet, informal) An Internet user whose Internet service provider is AOL.
    • AOLers would post hello messages, old-timers would follow up with vituperative diatribes about reading the FAQ without telling them how to get it […]1997, Wendy Grossman, Net.wars
    • Your external connection is already maxed out, and one thing you don't need is AOLers jamming up what bandwidth you have left.2001, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Martin Grasdal, Configuring ISA Server 2000
  2. (informal) An employee of AOL.
    • The almighty stock option became a fetish object, a love thing, a glimpse into a not-so-distance future for AOLers where freedom reigned […]2003, Alec Klein, Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner
    • Time Warner employees considered their AOL counterparts to be too pushy and aggressive, while AOLers considered Time Warner staffers to be coddled […]2005, Alexandra Reed Lajoux, The Art of M&A Integration

Forms of AOLer

pluralAOLers

Origin of AOLer

From AOL + -er.

Questions about AOLer

What does AOLer mean?
AOLer means an Internet user whose Internet service provider is AOL.
What part of speech is AOLer?
AOLer is a noun.
What is the plural of AOLer?
The plural of AOLer is AOLers.

Words near AOLer in the dictionary

  1. Aokis
  2. AOL
  3. aolbonics
  4. aole
  5. AOLed
  6. AOLer
  7. AOLers
  8. AOLing
  9. AOLs
  10. AOLtard
  11. AOLtards

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