luser

British

/ ˈluːzə /

noun

facetious a user of a computer system, as considered by a systems administator or other member of a technical support team

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Etymology

Origin of luser

C20: a blend of _loser + _user

Example Sentences

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Fair enough, could be true, I could be a luser.

From Forbes

At this point the luser turned a delicate shade of olive and rapidly left the room, never to return. :green lightning: /n./

From Project Gutenberg

When a lurker speaks up for the first time, this is called `delurking'. :luser: /loo'zr/ /n./

From Project Gutenberg

Synonym for luser, not used much by hackers but common among warez d00dz, crackers, and phreakers.

From Project Gutenberg

Has the same connotations of self-conscious elitism that use of luser does among hackers.

From Project Gutenberg

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