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listmom

noun

Etymology

From list + mom, since a mother may be seen as the organising or moderating influence in a household.

Definitions

  1. A person who runs or moderates a listserv or other online mailing list.

    • "For a while, some of the most animated discussions were not about Mac versus Windows, but Mac OS 9 versus Mac OS X," said listmom Bruce Giles.
    • Barbara the listmom, thank you for being patient with me while I've been too busy to post, […]
    • She currently serves as “listmom” on ACOR.org's colon cancer discussion list […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA