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Redditor
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redditor
English
Alternative forms
en redditor
Etymology
From en Reddit -or, or as a en Reddit editor 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹɛ.dɪ.tə/ RP
en /ˈɹɛ.dɪ.təɹ/ GA
en ɛdɪtə(ɹ) 3
en Red dit or
Noun
A user of or contributor to Reddit.
en 27 November 2007 Alan Crowe alan@cawtech.freeserve.co.uk comp.lang.lisp The origins of CL conditions system https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.lisp/c/kvEhIM0R2Gw/m/8L03CMIQCg8J Google Groups https://web.archive.org/web/20250807210203/https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.lisp/c/kvEhIM0R2Gw/m/8L03CMIQCg8J 7 August 2025 The idea that a feature can be valuable beyond the number oftimes it is used is of interest beyond the confines ofc.l.l. I wonder what redditors will make of it?
en 2013 Darin Jewell; Conrad Jones Publish and Promote Your Ebook in a Day 140 Because of Reddit's voting system, the visibility of content is dependent on how the content resonates with Redditors.
en 2016 Robert W. Gehl; Maria Bakardjieva Socialbots and Their Friends /u/RemindMeBot can be invoked by a Redditor to remind them of a thread or comment after a certain period of time.
en Farhad Manjoo Can We Please Stop Talking About Stocks, Please? The New York Times 2021-02-03 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/opinion/gamestop-stock-market-economy.html 0362-4331 The Reddit amateurs may be gloating about their victory over elite hedge funds now, but in the casino of Wall Street the house always wins, and many Redditors may be flirting with financial catastrophe.
en-GB Van Badham Xania Monet’s music is the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully her AI ‘clankers’ will be limited to this cultural moment The Guardian 2025-11-20 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2025/nov/21/artificial-intellenge-singer-xania-monet-music-robot-pop-star-cultural-moment 0261-3077 Any technofearful Redditor still persuaded by the myth of individual creative genius needs to familiarise themselves with words like “editor”, “dramaturg”, “amanuensis”, “arranger”, “fabricator”, “director”, “studio assistant” and “producer”. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018122631/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2025/nov/21/artificial-intellenge-singer-xania-monet-music-robot-pop-star-cultural-moment 18 October 2026
en slang derogatory A person with poor social skills, variously characterised by smug confidence, contrarianism, and obsession with technicalities; a nerd or basement dweller.
en 2 July 2022 moonknightproductions tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/moonknightproductions/688648642955001856/i-know-this-isnt-a-tv-show-or-movie-but-undertale https://web.archive.org/web/20260928053521/https://www.tumblr.com/moonknightproductions/688648642955001856/i-know-this-isnt-a-tv-show-or-movie-but-undertale 28 September 2026 favorite female character: Alphys! She may be a genderbent anime redditor but she’s still fantastic
en 23 June 2024 Hollow Tim Re: 🚨 Shadow of the Erdtree is bad. 'Git Gud' Just Isn't Enough" Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/4343240316589365945/?ctp=3#c4343240316589753315 https://web.archive.org/web/20250707232724/https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/4343240316589365945/?ctp=3#c4343240316589753315 7 July 2025 And if you think it's not too hard maybe you can explain why it's not too hard instead of being such a redditor about it.
en 14 August 2025 Daff0dillydally This game makes it so fun to do bad things to bad people BaldursGate3 1mpnap9 n8lhlud https://megalodon.jp/2026-0928-1355-41/https://www.reddit.com:443/r/BaldursGate3/comments/1mpnap9/this_game_makes_it_so_fun_to_do_bad_things_to_bad/n8lhlud/ 28 September 2026 Not to be a redditor, but isn't she just the handler for all the company's dogs?
en 23 August 2026 MicEli___ 2091413908481335433 https://megalodon.jp/2026-0928-1412-31/https://x.com:443/MicEli___/status/2091413908481335433 28 September 2026 god you're such a fucking redditor
Derived terms
en Predditor subredditor
Translations
A user of or contributor to Reddit
French: fr redditeur m, fr rédditeur m, fr redditrice f, fr rédditrice f, fr redditeuse f
Spanish: es redditor m f Spain Mexico
en People Reddit Fans (people)