cybername

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/ˈsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˌneɪm/

noun

A nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace.

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Meanings

nouncybername (plural cybernames)

plural cybernames

  1. InternetA nickname used on the Internet or in cyberspace.

    He signed in using his own cybername: Point Guard.

    1999, Jacqueline Guest, Triple Threat
    2 more examples

    Your modem dials an 800 number a couple of times. Along the way, you'll be asked to make up a cybername for yourself...

    2002, David Pogue, Flat screen iMac for dummies

    "Are the two of you going to stick to phony cybernames? Or shall I introduce you by your real ones?"

    2006, John Weir, What I did wrong

Origin

From cyber- + name.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 網名 /网名
  • 網名 /网名 (wǎngmíng)nickname used on the Internet
Finnish nimimerkki
  • nimimerkkinickname used on the Internet
Cite this entry
APA

cybername. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybername

MLA

“cybername.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybername. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybername,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybername.

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