Netter
noun
A tennis player: The Jefferson High School netter took second in the Southern Lakes Conference tournament last year (1932+)
1. Loosely, anyone with a network address.
2. More specifically, a Usenet regular. Most often found in the plural. “If you post *that* in a technical group, you’re going to be flamed by angry netters for the rest of time!”
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