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despammer

noun

A person who fights against spam messages.

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Meanings

noundespammer (plural despammers)

plural despammers

InternetA person who fights against spam messages.
Despammers, as they call themselves, are encouraging ISPs to block spam e-mail, to block IP connectivity from known spam sites, and to use tools such as Apache SPAM Crawler Thwarter to counter programs that spammers use […]
1998, PC Mag, volume 17, number 11, page 29

Origin

From despam + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with despammer

grammar hammer glamour spammer jammer slammer clamor scammer rammer clamour stammer bammer lammer blammer enamor lamber mammer whammer wunderkammer yammer

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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