oper

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noun

A network operator on IRC.

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Meanings

nounoper (plural opers)

plural opers

  1. InternetA network operator on IRC.

    Chanops can kick people off a channel; opers can ban people logging in from specific Internet sites from participating in IRC.

    2000, Howard Rheingold, The virtual community: homesteading on the electronic frontier, number 28, page 187

    Synonyms: IRCop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA network operator on IRC.

Similar
IRCop
Also see
ircop

Origin

Short for operator.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ropeporePerorepoPoerreop
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APA

oper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oper

MLA

“oper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oper.

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