Microsofter
Microsofter noun: an employee of Microsoft.
Noun
Microsofter (plural Microsofters)
- An employee of Microsoft.
- A Microsofter revealed the real reason for the party to a reporter: “We were trying to figure out how to get our name out there even if we weren’t at the Faire[…]”1984, InfoWorld, volume 6, page 21
- Her most notable meeting, she recalls with still-fresh amazement, took place recently with a roomful of Microsofters. The House Gates Built, she recalls, was looking for “a sense of community” for the Microsoft Network.1995 November 13, Michael Krantz, “The Great Manhattan Geek Rush of 1995”, in New York, pages 41–42
- Synonyms:
- Softie
- A supporter or user of Microsoft products.
- If you give the makeName function in Figure 20.1 the name "intro", it will give you back either "document.intro" or "document.all.intro.style", depending on which browser you are using. If you put this result to refer to a layer, it works nicely for Netscapians and Microsofters alike.1998, Dick Oliver, “Setting Pages in Motion with Dynamic HTML”, in Sams Teach Yourself Html 4 in 24 Hours, 3rd edition, Indianapolis, IN: Sams Publishing, →ISBN, page 309
- Upside down posters are virtually always Microsofters and/or newbies. Try not to tar yourself.2000 April 1, John Turton, “Re: Petrol”, in uk.transport (Usenet)
- Antonyms:
- anti-Microsofter
Examples of Microsofter in a sentence
- Brilliant young aspiring Microsofters queue in two lines to fire a series of fantastically unpredictable questions at Nadella.2017 September 30, Ben Hoyle, “Satya Nadella: the man who rebooted Microsoft”, in The Times:
- The signs are all there, even if the devout Microsofters can't see them.2008 January 20, TJ, “Re: How to migrate Windows XP?”, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk (Usenet):
Synonyms of Microsofter
Antonyms
Forms of Microsofter
| plural | Microsofters |
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Origin of Microsofter
From Microsoft + -er.
Questions about Microsofter
- What does Microsofter mean?
- Microsofter means an employee of Microsoft.
- How do you use Microsofter in a sentence?
- Brilliant young aspiring Microsofters queue in two lines to fire a series of fantastically unpredictable questions at Nadella.
- What part of speech is Microsofter?
- Microsofter is a noun.
- What is the plural of Microsofter?
- The plural of Microsofter is Microsofters.
Words near Microsofter in the dictionary
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