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photolurker

photolurker noun: one who seeks out and views online pictures posted by people he or she does not know.

Noun

photolurker (plural photolurkers)

  1. One who seeks out and views online pictures posted by people he or she does not know.
    • Photolurkers spent most of their time online flicking through photograph albums posted by strangers.2006, New Scientist - Volume 192, Issues 2578-2584, page 34
    • Perhaps the photolurkers aren't entirely to blame. Some photographers are posting their most private moments online, without any password protection, for all the world to see.2007 January 23, “Online snappers told to beware photolurkers”, in The Guardian

Forms of photolurker

pluralphotolurkers

Origin of photolurker

From photo + lurker.

Questions about photolurker

What does photolurker mean?
Photolurker means one who seeks out and views online pictures posted by people he or she does not know.
What part of speech is photolurker?
Photolurker is a noun.
What is the plural of photolurker?
The plural of photolurker is photolurkers.

Words near photolurker in the dictionary

  1. photoluminescence
  2. photoluminescences
  3. photoluminescent
  4. photoluminesces
  5. photoluminescing
  6. photolurker
  7. photolurkers
  8. photolurking
  9. photolyase
  10. photolyases
  11. photolysable

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