lurker



lurker

n. someone who reads the messages in an Internet new group without out responding or participating. (Sometimes considered derogatory.) These lurkers read everything but never contribute.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Muhammadmu-HAHM-mahd (Arabic)Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay
&Thorn;ÓRfastr-Ancient Scandinavian
Pratik-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Mihai-Romanian
Agostinho-Portuguese
Ovidius-Ancient Roman