IRCer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English IRC

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzijos

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English IRCer

From IRC + -er.

Noun

IRCer (plural IRCers)

1. (Internet) A user of IRC.
   • 1995, Donald Rose, Internet Chat quick tour:

     Changes your nickname — the name by which other IRCers see and refer to you — to anything you'd like (but remember that nine characters is the maximum nick length).

   • 1996, Rye Senjen, Jane Guthrey, The Internet for Women, page 94:

     IRCers frequently use nicknames and MUDers can not only choose a name, but also a gender and a character.

Anagrams

• Crier, crier, ricer