cyberbeggar

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ beggar

Noun

cyberbeggar (plural cyberbeggars)

  1. One who requests monetary donations by means of the Internet.
    Synonym: e-beggar
    • 2005, Om Prakash Goyal, Anti-social Patterns of Begging and Beggars, Gyan Publishing House, →ISBN, page 221:
      The cyberbeggar creates a Web site detailing his or her financial plight in the hopes of attracting donations for his or her cause. Begging for money online in America has already become a business.
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