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  <p>troll</p>
</blockquote>

<p>One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument</p>

<p>by Alien Entity September 22, 2002</p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=troll" rel="noreferrer">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=troll</a></p>

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2017-08-31T01:40:59.343Z
+1, this is the correct answer
Mindless
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sfy
<p>I think it means &quot;hater&quot;</p>
<p>喷子 in Chinese means those people who always swear and curse others, call names</p>

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Ning
<p>"噴子" is a nick name,means "Gun"!
The reason is when you shoot with a gun,The gun always splay the bullet!</p>

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Jacky Lu
<p>This expression is not the conventional one found in a normal dictionary, but in a large number of posts online. In my guess, it means somebody who is unsatisfied with the real world, right? I am not sure. Perhaps you can share your understanding of it.</p>

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2017-08-30T08:56:48.560Z
bkrs （normal dictionary）3) инт. жарг. тролль (лицо, провоцирующее эмоциональную перепалку в интернете) Internet jargon, troll (individual provoking emotional squabbling on the Internet)
user6065
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What is the equivalent in English for 喷子？
# What is the equivalent in English for 喷子？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-30)

This expression is not the conventional one found in a normal dictionary, but in a large number of posts online. In my guess, it means somebody who is unsatisfied with the real world, right? I am not sure. Perhaps you can share your understanding of it.

**Tags:** meaning, internet-slang
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: bkrs （normal dictionary）3) инт. жарг. тролль (лицо, провоцирующее эмоциональную перепалку в интернете) Internet jargon, troll (individual provoking emotional squabbling on the Internet)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-30. Score: 5

> troll

One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument

by Alien Entity September 22, 2002

Source: <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=troll>

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: +1, this is the correct answer  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-09-08. Score: 1

I think it means "hater"

喷子 in Chinese means those people who always swear and curse others, call names


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-08-30. Score: -3

"噴子" is a nick name,means "Gun"!
The reason is when you shoot with a gun,The gun always splay the bullet!


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