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petfluencer en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of pet + influencer, equivalent to pet + -fluencer.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:social media) An animal used as an influencer.
   • […] And as you all know, petfluencers are increasingly attractive to film companies.' 'Wasn't there a hairless cat in an Austin Powers film once?' someone asks. 2022, Kirstie Pelling, Life's a Catastrophe:
   • That is why there are so many cat videos on the internet, creating cat celebrities and “petfluencers,” animals that help to sell products online. 2021, Penelope Rich, Cat Tales: True Stories of Fantastic Felines:
2. (qualifier:social media) A human influencer who uses an animal for this purpose.
   • You see, it's too late for me to become one of those 'petfluencers' – a tastemaker, babbling on about the latest trends in sundresses for coonhounds or why you should be using jewel-encrusted poop bags. 2019, Vincent J. Musi, The Year of the Dogs, page 146:

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