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websleuth

websleuth noun: an individual who investigates people, events, or crimes using online sources and tools, similar to an amateur detective on the Internet.

Noun

websleuth (plural websleuths)

  1. (informal, uncommon) An individual who investigates people, events, or crimes using online sources and tools, similar to an amateur detective on the Internet.

Forms of websleuth

pluralwebsleuths

Origin of websleuth

From web + sleuth.

Questions about websleuth

What does websleuth mean?
Websleuth means an individual who investigates people, events, or crimes using online sources and tools, similar to an amateur detective on the Internet.
What part of speech is websleuth?
Websleuth is a noun.
What is the plural of websleuth?
The plural of websleuth is websleuths.

Words near websleuth in the dictionary

  1. webside manners
  2. website
  3. website aggregator
  4. website aggregators
  5. websites
  6. websleuth
  7. websleuths
  8. webslinger
  9. webslingers
  10. websmith
  11. websmiths

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