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listmom

listmom noun: a person who runs or moderates a listserv or other online mailing list.

Noun

listmom (plural listmoms)

  1. (Internet) A person who runs or moderates a listserv or other online mailing list.
    • "For a while, some of the most animated discussions were not about Mac versus Windows, but Mac OS 9 versus Mac OS X," said listmom Bruce Giles.2004, Leander Kahney, The Cult of Mac, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 91
    • Barbara the listmom, thank you for being patient with me while I've been too busy to post, […]2005, Iris Schreier, Modular Knits: New Techniques for Today's Knitters, Lark Books, →ISBN, page 126

Forms of listmom

plurallistmoms

Origin of listmom

From list + mom, since a mother may be seen as the organising or moderating influence in a household.

Questions about listmom

What does listmom mean?
Listmom means a person who runs or moderates a listserv or other online mailing list.
What part of speech is listmom?
Listmom is a noun.
What is the plural of listmom?
The plural of listmom is listmoms.

Words near listmom in the dictionary

  1. listmaking
  2. listmaster
  3. listmasters
  4. listmember
  5. listmembers
  6. listmom
  7. listmoms
  8. Liston
  9. Listons
  10. Listowel
  11. listric

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