lurker
Americannoun
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Digital Technology. a person who reads or listens in on an online conversation without taking part.
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a person who lurks, lying in wait or moving around stealthily in a place.
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When he cranked up the pyro on the midcareer lurker ballad “The Hills,” the front rows of SoFi got a bracing reminder of how volatile this music is even when it sits atop streaming charts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
Even as I delight in others’ connecting over the internet, I remain a confirmed lurker.
From New York Times • May 9, 2023
I know manager Scott Servais has a lurker account.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021
He tried to focus on his job, but the lurker was making him nervous.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2021
Certainly not the late-night lurker and his crying wife, and definitely not the stomping dirt trackers.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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