microinfluencer
microinfluencer noun: an Internet celebrity with a relatively small following on a social media platform.
Noun
microinfluencer (plural microinfluencers)
- An Internet celebrity with a relatively small following on a social media platform.
- Accounts with between fifty thousand and two hundred thousand followers are considered “microinfluencers,” and tend to have higher engagement rates—that is, a larger share of their followers like, favorite, or comment on their posts—than those with millions of followers.2017 April 17, Rachel Monroe, “#Vanlife, the Bohemian Social-Media Movement”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2017
- By now you have probably heard of influencers, that group of internet-famous people who have more than a million social media followers and can make big money by plugging various brands. And you may have even heard of microinfluencers, who do the same thing for a still sizable but somewhat smaller...2018 November 11, Sapna Maheshwari, “Are You Ready for the Nanoinfluencers?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2020
Forms of microinfluencer
| plural | microinfluencers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | micro-influencer |
Origin of microinfluencer
From micro- (“small, tiny”) + influencer (“influential person on social media”).
Questions about microinfluencer
- What does microinfluencer mean?
- Microinfluencer means an Internet celebrity with a relatively small following on a social media platform.
- What part of speech is microinfluencer?
- Microinfluencer is a noun.
- What is the plural of microinfluencer?
- The plural of microinfluencer is microinfluencers.
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