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cyberloser en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English loser English cyberloser From cyber- + loser.

Meanings

1. (rare) A loser on the Internet.
   • Meanwhile, cyberlosers who rip off profiles are increasingly being upbraided with angry messages[…] 2008, Matthew Fraser, Soumitra Dutta, Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom:
   • FakeYourSpace brazenly offers to 'turn cyberlosers into social magnets' by populating users' walls with physically attractive 'friends'. The site ran into legal problems after complaints that it was using photographs of fashion models[…] 2010, Neil Richardson, Ruth M Gosnay, A Quick Start Guide to Social Media Marketing, page 30:
   • 1996, CIO (volume 9, number 11, 15 March 1996), cover story Are You a Cyberuser or a Cyberloser?

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