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IMer

IMer noun: someone who uses instant messaging.

Noun

IMer (plural IMers)

  1. Someone who uses instant messaging.
    • Another threat to the use of IM is a phenomenon known as spimming. Spimming is to IM as spam is to e-mail. Some aggressive spimmers learned how to take over one IMer's contact list — threatening a company's entire IM system!2007, Bill Daley, Computers Are Your Future, page 70
  2. A swimmer who competes in the individual medley race.
    • "When I first joined ACAC (Ames Cyclones Aquatics Club), we were swimming together in a lane and I ended up going behind her," Hala said. "We were doing IM (individual medley) in warm-up and I was on her feet and I was like I'm an IMer, can I go ahead of you? She told me no."2021 August 11, Joe Randleman, “Magnificent Meghan: Donald ready to defend state swimming titles for Ames High”, in Ames Tribune
    • "Jipping had himself a meet," Scheerhorn said. "He used to be an IMer and backstroker. This season, we knew we needed someone else in the 200 free and seeing that five-second drop in prelims was incredible. He swam lights out."2022 February 25, Dan D'Addona, “Zeeland swims to OK Rainbow Conference title”, in The Holland Sentinel

Forms of IMer

pluralIMers

Origin of IMer

From IM + -er.

Questions about IMer

What does IMer mean?
IMer means someone who uses instant messaging.
What part of speech is IMer?
IMer is a noun.
What is the plural of IMer?
The plural of IMer is IMers.

Words near IMer in the dictionary

  1. imene
  2. imenes
  3. IMEP
  4. imepitoin
  5. IMEPs
  6. IMer
  7. Imereti
  8. Imeretia
  9. Imeretian
  10. Imeretians
  11. Imerina

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