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listmom en · NOUN

Etymology

From list + mom, since a mother may be seen as the organising or moderating influence in a household.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) A person who runs or moderates a listserv or other online mailing list.
    • "For a while, some of the most animated discussions were not about Mac versus Windows, but Mac OS 9 versus Mac OS X," said listmom Bruce Giles. 2004, Leander Kahney, The Cult of Mac, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 91:
    • Barbara the listmom, thank you for being patient with me while I've been too busy to post, […] 2005, Iris Schreier, Modular Knits: New Techniques for Today's Knitters, Lark Books, →ISBN, page 126:
    • She currently serves as “listmom” on ACOR.org's colon cancer discussion list […] 2012, The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence: Workshop Summary, The National Academies Press, →ISBN, page 104:

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