Lurker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone waiting in concealment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɜːkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɜːkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɜːkə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɜːkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lurcher skulker

Word Forms

lurk	verb	wait in hiding to attack
skulk	verb	lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lauerer

jemand, der im Verborgenen wartet

🇫🇷French

rôdeur

quelqu'un qui attend caché

🇪🇸Spanish

mirón

alguien esperando escondido

🇮🇹Italian

agguato

qualcuno che aspetta nascosto

🇳🇱Dutch

loer

iemand die verborgen wacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

espreitador

alguém esperando escondido

🇷🇺Russian

скрывающийся

кто-то ждет в укрытии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुबका हुआ

कोई छुपकर इंतज़ार कर रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

লুকানো

কেউ লুকিয়ে অপেক্ষা করছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பதுங்குபவர்

யாரோ மறைத்து காத்திருக்கிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాగి ఉండేవాడు

ఎవరైనా దాగి వేచి ఉన్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

गुपचूप

कोणीतरी लपून वाट पाहत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

છૂપો

કોઈ છુપાઈને રાહ જોઈ રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಪ್ತ

ಯಾರೋ ಮರೆಮಾಚುತ್ತಾ ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒളിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നവൻ

ഒരാൾ മറവിൽ കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੁਕਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਛੁਪ ਕੇ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھپنے والا

کوئی چھپ کر انتظار کر رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

潜伏者

有人在隐蔽处等待

🇯🇵Japanese

潜む者

誰かが隠れて待っている

🇰🇷Korean

잠복꾼

누군가 숨어서 기다리고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ ẩn nấp

ai đó đang chờ đợi trong nơi ẩn náu

🇹🇭Thai

คนซุ่มซ่อน

ใครบางคนกำลังรอคอยอย่างซ่อนเร้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengintai

seseorang menunggu dalam persembunyian

🇲🇾Malay

pengintai

seseorang menunggu secara bersembunyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متربص

شخص ينتظر في الخفاء

🇮🇷Persian

در کمین

کسی که مخفیانه منتظر است

🇹🇷Turkish

gizlenen kimse

gizlice bekleyen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אורב

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The primary meaning of 'lurker' is 'someone waiting in concealment'.

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Using 'lurker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lurker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lurker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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