Meanings
plural Zoombombers · alternative Zoom bomber · alternative Zoom-bomber
- Someone who participates in a Zoombombing; a person disrupting a video conference call.
Some feel the fear of getting visually or auditorily violated by a "Zoombomber."
2020 May 8, Violet Blue, “How to secure your video calls like a pro”, in Engadget1 more example
While an administrator swiftly kicked the "Zoom bomber" out, an elderly white man took the reins and played the same racist track.
2021 December 2, Kana Ruhalter, “'Zoom Bomber' Plays Racist Track on Loop in Washington School Board Meeting”, in Daily BeastSynonyms: Zoom raider
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who participates in a Zoombombing; a person disrupting a video conference call.
Origin
From Zoombomb (“to disrupt a video conference”) + -er.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Zoombomber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zoombomber
“Zoombomber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zoombomber. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zoombomber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zoombomber.
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