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

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Recent Examples of lurker And how about the titular lurker, Théodore Pellerin? Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025 Despite the tumultuous past in its cosmic residence, the blue lurker looks like any other sun-like star in telescope snapshots of M67. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025 Drones are not just being employed by lurkers and paparazzi to spy on stars. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025 And how about the titular lurker, Théodore Pellerin? Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025 Despite the tumultuous past in its cosmic residence, the blue lurker looks like any other sun-like star in telescope snapshots of M67. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025 However, Gahan adds that as more social media users become creators not lurkers, competition for eyeballs could become more fierce. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 TikTok’s duet and stitch features, which allow users to easily react and respond to other videos, can encourage lurkers to become content creators. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 For the first two decades of the social internet, lurkers ruled. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurker
Noun
  • The types of animals vary, but monkeys, skunks, racoons and crocodiles are the most common, the data shows.
    Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
  • While deer are the most common animal stuck by vehicles, raccoons, skunks, opossums, squirrels and countless birds also fall victim.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • But some, including pigeons, weasels, skunks, coyotes and most rodents, are excluded from such rules.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
  • In the heat of its bloodlust, the weasel had killed the entire flock.
    Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain, high waters and snakes including water moccasins continued their desperate search for the missing, including 10 girls and a counselor from the camp.
    Brit Morse, Fortune, 7 July 2025
  • Woman screams as snake attacks—dog jumps in and takes the venom for her The video highlighted the canine parents, with viewers instantly falling in love with the unique puppies.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The militant Islamic terrorist government of Iran, which has been waging terror and war on the United States for more than forty years, has killed close to as many Americans as the Japanese did during their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, which led to war with Japan.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
  • Nintendo Switch 2 hits the shelves Nintendo’s first new console in 8 years is finally in stores, but before the first units were sold, Fox News got a sneak peak at some of the new games developed for the Switch 2.
    Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Style it with sneakers and a baseball cap for daytime or sandals and a tote for vacation-ready ease.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
  • Owens once mused that he’ll probably be remembered for droopy shorts, long T-shirts and funky sneakers — among menswear designs enthusiastically embraced by hype beasts and tech entrepreneurs.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025

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“Lurker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurker. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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