LURKER

lurker, skulker, lurcher

(noun) someone waiting in concealment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lurker (plural lurkers)

One who lurks.

(Internet) A user who observes a community rather than participating; someone who reads or takes advantage of content on a website, newsgroup, etc. but does not contribute.

(archaic, UK, dialect) A small fishing-boat.

Source: Wiktionary


Lurk"er, n.

1. One who lurks.

2. A small fishing boat. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 May 2024

HYPSOGRAPHY

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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