microserf
microserf noun: a person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
Noun (1)
microserf (plural microserfs)
- A person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
- A person working in a low-paid service industry position using information technologies, usually with only basic qualifications, unable to move to a higher-paid position.
Noun (2) capitalized: Microserf
Microserf (plural Microserfs)
- Alternative letter-case form of microserf.
Forms of microserf
| plural | microserfs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Microserf |
| plural | Microserfs |
Origin of microserf
Blend of Microsoft + serf. Probably coined by Douglas Coupland in his 1995 novel Microserfs, which chronicles the lives of coders who work for Microsoft.
Questions about microserf
- What does microserf mean?
- Microserf means a person working for Microsoft in a low-level position.
- What part of speech is microserf?
- Microserf is a noun.
- What is the plural of microserf?
- The plural of microserf is microserfs.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: microserf (page history and authors); Microserf (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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