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webmaven

webmaven noun: an expert on a topic who provides advice via the World Wide Web.

Noun

webmaven (plural webmavens)

  1. An expert on a topic who provides advice via the World Wide Web.
    • Compiled by webmaven Cyndi Howells of Puyallup, Wash., Cyndi’s List is easily navigated.1998 July 25, Kim Conner, “Genealogists digging roots on Internet”, in The Leaf-Chronicle, volume 189, number 206, Clarksville, Tenn., page B3
    • Gay Workplace Issues (www.nyu.edu/pages/sls/gaywork) is maintained at New York University by Webmaven Sharon Silverstein.1997 February 27, Joyce Lain Kennedy, “Careers: Online Advice for Gay and Lesbian Job-Seekers”, in The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ken., page 7

Examples of webmaven in a sentence

  • Xena van de Walle, Webmaven and Database Manager, who handled pre- and on-site registration;2000, Sixth International Conference on Seismic Zonation: Managing Earthquake Risk in the 21st Century, November 12-15, 2000, Palm Springs...
  • A new player has emerged to influence the buying behavior of customers – the webmaven.2006, Alistair Davidson, Jonathan Copulsky, “Managing webmavens: Relationships with sophisticated customers via the internet can transform...
  • Here’s a book for MAGGIE GRIFFIN – great reader, great friend, webmaven, consigliere, and good right hand2011, Lawrence Block, The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries, volume two, Orion Books, →ISBN:

Forms of webmaven

pluralwebmavens

Origin of webmaven

From Web + maven.

Questions about webmaven

What does webmaven mean?
Webmaven means an expert on a topic who provides advice via the World Wide Web.
How do you use webmaven in a sentence?
Xena van de Walle, Webmaven and Database Manager, who handled pre- and on-site registration;
What part of speech is webmaven?
Webmaven is a noun.
What is the plural of webmaven?
The plural of webmaven is webmavens.

Words near webmaven in the dictionary

  1. webmaster
  2. webmastered
  3. webmastering
  4. webmasters
  5. webmastery
  6. webmaven
  7. webmavens
  8. WebMD
  9. webmeister
  10. webmeisters
  11. webmistress

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