lurker

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However, one of the primary things one should consider as they regard the manga aisle lurker is age - anyone over the age of fourteen should not be a manga aisle lurker (MAL from here on out), end of discussion.

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  1. One who lurks, hides, or keeps out of sight. It troubled me that there should have been a lurker on the stairs on that night of all nights of the year. Dickens, Great Expectations, xl.
  2. An impostor; a cheap quack. [Eng. slang.] In every large town sham official documents, with crests, seals, and signatures, can be got for half-a-crown. Armed with these, the patterer becomes a lurker—that is, an impostor; his papers certify any and every “ill that fiesh is heir to.” Mayhew, London Labour and London Poor, I. 233.
  3. One who turns his hand to any work; a jack of all trades. [Slang.]

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  • He sprang up to discover the lurker was not a living creature, but another statue. —  Witch Star.htm
  • A routine call to the police proved his intuitions valid: The lurker was a registered sex offender, and by walking beside the soccer field, he had broken the terms of his probation But that was ages ago. —  FSF,September2007
  • However, one of the primary things one should consider as they regard the manga aisle lurker is age - anyone over the age of fourteen should not be a manga aisle lurker (MAL from here on out), end of discussion. —  Anime Nano!
  • To tell the truth I think a lurker is pretty smart. —  PCLinuxOS-Forums
  • The Cruiser sweater pack was snapped up by a dedicated lurker, and Glowing Hearts is also gone. —  Knitting on Impulse
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