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someone who acts in a sly and secret manner
  • suddenly, the mysterious lurker leapt out into the light!

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“Lurker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurker. Accessed 26 Oct. 2020.

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