YouTuber

American

[yoo-too-ber] / ˈjuˌtu bər /

noun

a person who publishes videos on the YouTube website, especially one with a substantial following.

An initiative led by a YouTuber to plant 20 million trees has taken off across the world.

Etymology

Origin of YouTuber

First recorded in 2005–10; YouTube ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

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YouTuber

The players successfully banished the remaining traitors - Love Island host Maya Jama and YouTuber King Kenny - in dramatic fashion, and the winning pair shared the £83,000 prize for their charities.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Several people have asked Tesla to refund their years-old reservations, including OpenAI CEO and Musk rival Sam Altman and the popular tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Many of his biggest episodes over the past year have been nonpolitical, including interviews with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, YouTuber MrBeast and UFO enthusiast Bob Lazar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now everyone from “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder to activist Greta Thunberg to children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel is voicing their support for Macklemore, and Sheeran has lost other supporting acts for the tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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