Lurker

Word LURKER
Character 6
Hyphenation lurk er
Pronunciations /ˈlɜː.kə/

Definitions and meanings of "Lurker"

What do we mean by lurker?

One who lurks.

A small fishing-boat.

A lurker is someone that follows the forum but doesn’t post. Urban Dictionary

Person who has less than 5% of the average user's number of interventions in an online community (sometimes even 0 interventions), yet seems to know everything about everyone. He's the one saving all of your Myspace photos in his computer without ever leaving a comment on them. After a week of lurking, he learns the ways of an online community better than very old members of it. In real life, a lurker is a person who "happens" to overhear the most intimate of conversations and witness some key moments without many people even noticing he's there. Urban Dictionary

Someone who seems to always be present bu unnoticed Urban Dictionary

One who reads a blog without ever commenting on the posts Urban Dictionary

A person who is just "there." Nobody really knows why, other than they show up and don't say a word. Possible reasons for this could be: -They don't know what to say -They are pretending to have friends -They are trying to scare you -They are there just to be seen with you, as if they have some kind of relationship with you. Urban Dictionary

A person who reads the posts on a forum, message board, etc, but does not post Urban Dictionary

Lurkers lurk. This lurking may exist in the form of excessive monitoring and creating of PT threads, checking out other people's myspaces without the intention of leaving a comment or message, or hitting on/trying to get with someone. Most people are a lurker sometimes, but you aren't truly a lurker until PT or myspace is used everytime you see a computer, or you're creepy (possibly old) and hit on mad girls. Urban Dictionary

A guy who hangs around your girlfriend as a "friend" who is really just waiting for the day when you and your significant other are on the rocks. That is when he swoops in to make a move, as the comforter, supporter, and basher of her current bf. Women are oblivious to them entirely. Urban Dictionary

Someone who is constantly on myspace looking at the same people that they don't know over and over again to see if they have new pictures, who their friends are etc. etc. Lurkers often lurk in packs, to show their fellow lurkers their lurkees, and to show off their taste in lurkees. Urban Dictionary

Starcraft character (Zerg race), a large crab like creature that hides underground and attacks with spikes, otherwise know as a Mudspiker. Urban Dictionary

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The word "lurker" in example sentences

The term lurker is not at all pejorative—it simply means you're reading blog content and following the conversation going on in the comments section of the post, but you don't participate often if at all. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I've been in lurker mode lately, too, and have been enjoying the "vacation". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Canadian lurker is right -- you have a lot more to think about at the voting booth than just gun rights. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'm completely cool with lurkers, by the way also: hate the word lurker: I envision a pasty bearded man, maniac and crouched in yellow nylon shorts behind a bush No need to comment unless you want to, although I think every blogger does love comments, otherwise they'd just shut 'em off, or scrawl in an old-school diary, you know? ❋ Unknown (2008)

A mysterious lurker is noticed at the scene, but no evidence links him to the crime. ❋ Unknown (2003)

As a long-term lurker in the shadows of this esteemed Site and inspired in no small way by Legs's blog, I thought I would nail my own colours to the mast in my search for better health, fitness and a 36 inch or less waist line and start a blog on the subject! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hey Guys, long term lurker but I had to throw my 2 cents in on this one. ❋ Unknown (2008)

i ask this in all sincerity as a medium term lurker and ocassional commenter and the odd Chris Walken post to as well – I feel, well, invested in the site and its well being. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Which is not to say you need to keep writing, just that I supposed I am what is called a lurker, reading sometimes, appreciating, thinking, but having nothing to add just yet. ❋ Unknown (2007)

You can be a silent reader—also called a lurker—or you can jump right into the conversation. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The so-called lurker bomb will also be able to shadow British troops for up to ten hours or ❋ Unknown (2008)

❋ Monk Mojo (2003)

It's the 3925th time (random [number]) [I go] on Urban Dictionary, but [the first time] I post a definition. I guess that makes me a lurker. ❋ Insert Nickname Here (2010)

[Mongo]: That kid [Tonto] is a lurker. [Thor]: He is creepy. Tonto: I am right here. ❋ Grimace (2003)

Dude, [how come] you never [comment] about anything I write on my [site]? You're such a lurker. ❋ Juicebox (2005)

Person 1: [Who's that]? Person 2: [The lurker]. He shows up everyday, just [ignore] him. ❋ 120000417 (2006)

[The guy] was just [another] lurker with [no life]. ❋ Light Joker (2005)

I was [lurking] on [PT] instead of writing my paper! Oh my god he is such a lurker! Wish I was lurker... Wish I was on [myspace]... ❋ Mulberrysdream (2008)

[Oh you] need to talk to [Matt]? [Jeeze] that guy is such a lurker! ❋ Torne (2005)

[Koala] is such a lurker, every night she sits in front of her laptop on myspace, lurking people she [suspects] may be cooler or [prettier] than she is. ❋ Panders (2005)

Fuck those Mudspikers just mudspiked my base. [Jesus fuck] my mudspikers just got owned by [Frogs] ([Zerglings]). ❋ Jimmy (2003)

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