Lurker
noun
Someone who watches and reads what is happening in an online place but does not participate.
He was just a lurker on the forum, reading comments but never posting his own.
Often appears as...
- forum lurker
- internet lurker
noun
Someone who hides and waits to attack or do something harmful.
The dark alley was an ideal spot for a lurker waiting to rob someone.
Often appears as...
- dark alley lurker
- criminal lurker
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
Someone who watches and reads what is happening in an online place but does not participate.
He was just a lurker on the forum, reading comments but never posting his own.
Often appears as...
- forum lurker
- internet lurker
noun
Someone who hides and waits to attack or do something harmful.
The dark alley was an ideal spot for a lurker waiting to rob someone.
Often appears as...
- dark alley lurker
- criminal lurker
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Online Participation
A 'lurker' typically observes without joining online discussions or activities.
Even though she logs in daily, she's more of a lurker in the chat room.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implication
'Lurker' can suggest disapproval when someone is expected to participate but doesn't.
Don't be a lurker; share your thoughts with the group!
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Observation
Sometimes 'lurker' just means observing quietly, without any negative feeling.
As a lurker, she learned a lot from the online seminar.
Pro Tip 1/3Online Participation
A 'lurker' typically observes without joining online discussions or activities.
Even though she logs in daily, she's more of a lurker in the chat room.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implication
'Lurker' can suggest disapproval when someone is expected to participate but doesn't.
Don't be a lurker; share your thoughts with the group!
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Observation
Sometimes 'lurker' just means observing quietly, without any negative feeling.
As a lurker, she learned a lot from the online seminar.
Pro Tip 1/3Online Participation
A 'lurker' typically observes without joining online discussions or activities.
Even though she logs in daily, she's more of a lurker in the chat room.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Implication
'Lurker' can suggest disapproval when someone is expected to participate but doesn't.
Don't be a lurker; share your thoughts with the group!
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Observation
Sometimes 'lurker' just means observing quietly, without any negative feeling.
As a lurker, she learned a lot from the online seminar.
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Video examples
A Black man goes...
and so I didn't react to the same things as I would have several months prior. All right? So I pressed on. Noticing that this stuff also worked on YouTube, I became Lucius25, white supremacist lurker --
Video examples
A Black man goes...
and so I didn't react to the same things as I would have several months prior. All right? So I pressed on. Noticing that this stuff also worked on YouTube, I became Lucius25, white supremacist lurker --
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Brie Larson
American Actress
I'm a bit of a lurker on Reddit.
Quote examples
Brie Larson
American Actress
I'm a bit of a lurker on Reddit.
Example 1 of 1
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