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AOLer en · NOUN

Etymology

From AOL + -er.

Meanings

1. (Internet, informal) An Internet user whose Internet service provider is AOL.
   • AOLers would post hello messages, old-timers would follow up with vituperative diatribes about reading the FAQ without telling them how to get it […] 1997, Wendy Grossman, Net.wars:
   • Your external connection is already maxed out, and one thing you don't need is AOLers jamming up what bandwidth you have left. 2001, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Martin Grasdal, Configuring ISA Server 2000:
2. (informal) An employee of AOL.
   • The almighty stock option became a fetish object, a love thing, a glimpse into a not-so-distance future for AOLers where freedom reigned […] 2003, Alec Klein, Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner:
   • Time Warner employees considered their AOL counterparts to be too pushy and aggressive, while AOLers considered Time Warner staffers to be coddled […] 2005, Alexandra Reed Lajoux, The Art of M&A Integration:

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