4channer

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English

Etymology

From 4chan +‎ -er.

Noun

4channer (plural 4channers)

  1. (Internet slang) A member of the online 4chan community.
    • 2011, Domenico Quaranta, In Your Computer, LINK Editions (2011), →ISBN, page 152:
      On /b/ all posts are anonymous, which is why “Anonymous” has become the main character on 4chan, and the name behind many of the “raids” perpetrated by 4channers both online and offline.
    • 2011, Cole Stryker, Epic Win for Anonymous: How 4chan's Army Conquered the Web, The Overlook Press (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
      It's an impressive spectacle, as 4channers with wildly varying levels of talent and imagination work together.
    • 2014, Paula Todd, Extreme Mean: Trolls, Bullies and Predators Online, Signal (2014), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
      But no such courtesy is bestowed on the targets of 4channers, who routinely post public information about anyone they want their board to attack []

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