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oper

oper noun: a network operator on IRC.

Noun

oper (plural opers)

  1. (Internet) A network operator on IRC.
    • Chanops can kick people off a channel; opers can ban people logging in from specific Internet sites from participating in IRC.2000, Howard Rheingold, The virtual community: homesteading on the electronic frontier, number 28, page 187
    Synonyms:
    IRCop

Synonyms of oper

Forms of oper

pluralopers

Origin of oper

Short for operator.

Questions about oper

What does oper mean?
Oper means a network operator on IRC.
What part of speech is oper?
Oper is a noun.
What is the plural of oper?
The plural of oper is opers.

Words near oper in the dictionary

  1. openwork stockings
  2. openworks
  3. OpenXPS
  4. opepe
  5. opephoroid
  6. oper
  7. opera
  8. opera bouffe
  9. opera buffa
  10. opera cake
  11. opera cakes

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