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cybername

/ˈsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˌneɪm/

cybername noun: a nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace.

Noun

cybername (plural cybernames)

  1. (Internet) A nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace.
    • He signed in using his own cybername: Point Guard.1999, Jacqueline Guest, Triple Threat
    • Your modem dials an 800 number a couple of times. Along the way, you'll be asked to make up a cybername for yourself...2002, David Pogue, Flat screen iMac for dummies

Forms of cybername

pluralcybernames

Origin of cybername

From cyber- + name.

Questions about cybername

What does cybername mean?
Cybername means a nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace.
What part of speech is cybername?
Cybername is a noun.
How do you pronounce cybername?
Cybername is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˌneɪm/.
What is the plural of cybername?
The plural of cybername is cybernames.

Words near cybername in the dictionary

  1. cybermosques
  2. cybermuseum
  3. cybermuseums
  4. cybermyth
  5. cybermyths
  6. cybername
  7. cybernames
  8. cybernarrative
  9. cybernarratives
  10. cybernat
  11. cybernate

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