flamer
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- noun
- /ˈfleɪmər/
- Offensive
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troll
- However, anonymous comments are disallowed to weed out cowardly flamers who hide behind anonymity.
Examples
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Flames welcome from all you flamers.
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I never expected that it would attract some flamers.
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2. Trolls and flamers will be warned; if they continue, they will be banned.
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Many online communities struggle to keep discussions civil, as flamers often make inflammatory comments.
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The forum moderators spent hours deleting posts from flamers who were disrupting the conversation.
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In heated debates, it's important to ignore the flamers and focus on constructive dialogue.
Synonyms
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5.2
A person who often says bad things about people or things they dislike
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A person who posts messages to annoy or upset others online
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6.3
A person who repeatedly bothers, threatens, or scares others
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7.9
A person who tries to make others protest or cause trouble
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A person who often annoys others by pointing out problems or asking hard questions
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8.1
A person who tries to annoy others online or in conversation
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A person or thing that keeps annoying others
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9.6
A person who tries to make others feel strong dislike and anger toward a group
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7.8
A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot
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A person who says rude or hurtful things to someone
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A person who posts angry or attacking comments online without acting in real life
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A person who spreads gossip to start arguments
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A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react
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A person who becomes very angry and shouts
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A person who posts angry or abusive messages online
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A person who says mean things about someone, often publicly
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8.8
A person who speaks angrily and likes to start political arguments
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A person who attacks someone strongly in speech or writing
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A person who often uses bad words
A person in an online group who often posts rude or silly messages to get a reaction
A person who attacks or shames someone publicly, often online, to damage their reputation
A person who says things that make people angry or start fights
A person who says things that make people angry or afraid
A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
A person who causes anger or arguments between people
A person who teases others with comments meant to annoy
A person who scolds others strongly
A person who says things in a direct, often rude way and does not listen
A person who shouts in a violent or angry way when talking
A person who makes small problems into big arguments
Antonyms
How Abusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flamer comes from flame 'fire' and the ending -er. Online, a 'flame' became a name for an angry or insulting message, so a flamer is someone who 'sets fire' to conversations with hot, angry posts.