Skip to main content
spammer

spammer

17 3.8
A person who sends unwanted emails to many people
  • noun
  • /ˈspæmər/
  • Texting
translation icon : remitente de correo no deseado
  • She reported the spammer who bombarded her inbox with unsolicited promotions.

Plus, they will never sell your information to spammers, so you won't get the unwanted calls and emails the harassment.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • However, some sites are full of spammers; therefore, it certainly has its problems.

    Blog text (5)
  • Nobody wants a bunch of spammers and telemarketers calling their main line.

    Blog text (6)
  • If not, you may appear as a spammer, which can hurt your ratings and traffic.

    Blog text (10)
  • The subject line of an email sent by an anonymous spammer.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I have the same spammer on my blog all the time trying to promote their website.

    Blog text (1)
  • Here are a few I got today that the spammers intended to post here:

    Blog text (14)
  • I have a lot of experience tracking down spammers and other internet criminals.

    Blog text (13)
  • There are organizations that create blacklists of spammers and block all traffic to and from suspect addresses.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Members should have the ability to block specific email addresses (spammers) from reaching their inbox.

    Blog text (13)
  • By switching to publishing blogs, Spang says she not only avoids the spammer problem but has increased the reach of her efforts.

    Academic text (2006)

How Automated

botnet
  • Texting
4 7.5
spambot
  • Texting
1 5.3
spammer
  • Texting
17 3.8

Surface Forms

spammer singular
spammers plural

Morphology

spammer = spam (transparent) = spam + er

The agentive suffix '-er' productively forms a noun meaning 'a person who does the action of spamming'.

Etymology

The word spammer comes from spam, the name for repeated, unwanted messages. People started using spam after the canned meat SPAM was joked about in a Monty Python sketch where the word 'Spam' was said 'over and over' and covered other talk, so a spammer is someone who sends messages 'over and over' until they annoy people.