listmom
English
Etymology
list + mom, since a mother may be seen as the organising or moderating influence in a household.
Noun
listmom (plural listmoms)
- (Internet) A person who runs or moderates a listserv or other online mailing list.
- 2004, Leander Kahney, The Cult of Mac, No Starch Press (2004), →ISBN, page 91:
- "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.
- 2005, Iris Schreier, Modular Knits: New Techniques for Today's Knitters, Lark Books (2005), →ISBN, page 126:
- Barbara the listmom, thank you for being patient with me while I've been too busy to post, […]
- 2012, The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence: Workshop Summary, The National Academies Press (2012), →ISBN, page 104:
- She currently serves as “listmom” on ACOR.org's colon cancer discussion list […]
- 2004, Leander Kahney, The Cult of Mac, No Starch Press (2004), →ISBN, page 91: