chatroom

British

/ ˈtʃætˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

a site on the internet, or another computer network, where users have group discussions by electronic mail, typically about one subject

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Example Sentences

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As the heist happened, the fake traders had exited the Telegram chatroom with Drift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"This is all dog content, when will the cat programme be on?" one person engrossed in the service wrote in the chatroom on PetTV's streaming page.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In a chatroom, Sergei discusses the fate of Russian convicts like himself still fighting in Storm V units.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

Omegle burst on the internet in 2009 as a video chatroom that randomly connected users based on specific interests.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023

If we all look like we're doing the same thing when we read, or listen to music, or hang out in a chatroom, that's because we're not looking closely enough.

From Ebooks: Neither E, Nor Books by Doctorow, Cory

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