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arachnerd

UK/əˈɹækˌnɜːd/US/əˈɹækˌnɝːd/

arachnerd noun: a person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web.

Noun

arachnerd (plural arachnerds)

  1. (Internet, dated, rare) A person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web.
    • Why do I find these Internet neologisms so interesting? Guess it’s because I’m a bona-fide arachnerd, a person that spends way too much time either surfing the Web or fussing with their home page.2003 June 8, Chris Sherman, “To Google, and Other Internet Neologisms”, in Search Engine Watch, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025

Forms of arachnerd

pluralarachnerds

Origin of arachnerd

Blend of arachnid + nerd, as a play on web and Web. Included on lists of Internet slang as early as 1996.

Questions about arachnerd

What does arachnerd mean?
Arachnerd means a person who spends a lot of time on the World Wide Web.
What part of speech is arachnerd?
Arachnerd is a noun.
How do you pronounce arachnerd?
Arachnerd is pronounced /əˈɹækˌnɜːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of arachnerd?
The plural of arachnerd is arachnerds.

Words near arachnerd in the dictionary

  1. arachin
  2. arachn-
  3. Arachne
  4. arachnean
  5. arachnephobia
  6. arachnerd
  7. arachnerds
  8. arachnicide
  9. arachnicides
  10. arachnid
  11. arachnidan

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