Definitions
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- noun An individual or company that engages in the buying, selling, marketing, monetization and publishing of
Internet domain names .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ricks is known as a "domainer" who over the years has spent millions of dollars acquiring Internet domain names.
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After fully explaining what a "domainer" is in last month's article "
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"They are almost always a waste of time and money," long-time domainer Ron Jackson said about names derived from news events.
Turnstyle: Occupying Internet Domains To Protest... and Profit Turnstyle 2011
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Before #OWS supporters in Baltimore could register OccupyBaltimore.com to host their site, an apparently unaffiliated domainer laid claim to it.
Turnstyle: Occupying Internet Domains To Protest... and Profit Turnstyle 2011
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Clicks from visitors to such sites, generates money for the domainer.
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Steven Sacks, a domainer based in Indianapolis who works for Ham, is telling him about some names up for sale.
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"Kevin came in and closed the door for everyone else," says Frank Schilling, a domainer who figured out what Ham had done and sealed similar deals.
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The only great deals, at least for .com names, tend to happen privately, when a domainer manages to find an eager or naive seller.
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Later, the domain name gets caught and ends up with another domainer company.
Domain Industry Rocked By Shill Auction Bidding Admission Michael Arrington 2005
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A wealthy domainer stepped in offered a very good cash rate, around 90 cent in the dollar.
Domain Industry Rocked By Shill Auction Bidding Admission Michael Arrington 2005
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