virtual YouTuber

noun

An Internet personality (video creator or streamer) who operates using a virtual avatar, as a fictional or fictionalized character.

Similar
chuuba
Opposite
fleshtuber
OriginJapanese バーチャルYouTuber →
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Meanings

nounvirtual YouTuber (plural virtual YouTubers)

plural virtual YouTubers · alternative VTuber · alternative Vtuber

  1. An Internet personality (video creator or streamer) who operates using a virtual avatar, as a fictional or fictionalized character.

    Synonyms: chuuba · Antonyms: fleshtuber

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Internet personality (video creator or streamer) who operates using a virtual avatar, as a fictional or fictionalized character.

Similar
chuuba
Opposite
fleshtuber
Also see
chuuba

Origin

  1. JapaneseバーチャルYouTuber
  2. Englishvirtual YouTuber

From Japanese バーチャルYouTuber, from virtual + YouTuber.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 虛擬主播 /虚拟主播, 管人
  • 虛擬主播 /虚拟主播 (xūnǐ zhǔbō)A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • 管人 (guǎnrén)A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
French VTuber, VTubeuse
  • VTuberA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • VTubeuseA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
German virtueller YouTuber, virtuelle YouTuberin
  • virtueller YouTuberA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • virtuelle YouTuberinA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • VtuberA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • VtuberinA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
Indonesian penyiar maya, youtuber maya
  • penyiar mayaA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • youtuber mayaA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • vituberA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
Japanese バーチャルYouTuber, バーチャルユーチューバー
  • バーチャルYouTuberA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • バーチャルユーチューバー (bācharu yūchūbā)A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • VTuberA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • Vチューバー (bui-chūbā)A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • Vライバー (bui-raibā)A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
Korean 버츄얼 유튜버, 버튜버
  • 버츄얼 유튜버 (beochueol yutyubeo)A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • 버튜버 (beotyubeo)A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
Portuguese youtuber virtual, VTuber
  • youtuber virtualA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
  • VTuberA YouTuber who acts as a virtual character
Cite this entry
APA

virtual YouTuber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtual%20YouTuber

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“virtual YouTuber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtual%20YouTuber. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virtual YouTuber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtual%20YouTuber.

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