cybersquatter

cy·ber·squat·ting

[sahy-ber-skwot-ing]
noun
the registration of a commercially valuable Internet domain name, as a trademark, with the intention of selling it or profiting from its use.

Origin:
1995–2000; cyber- + squat + -ing1

cy·ber·squat·ter, noun
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cybersquatting (ˈsaɪbəˌskwɒtɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the practice of registering an internet domain name that is likely to be wanted by another person, business, or organization in the hope that it can be sold to them for a profit
 
'cybersquatter
 
n

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Cybersquatter is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
cybersquatting (ˈsaɪbəˌskwɒtɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the practice of registering an internet domain name that is likely to be wanted by another person, business, or organization in the hope that it can be sold to them for a profit
 
'cybersquatter
 
n

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Main Entry:  cybersquatter
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person who buys one or more commercially viable domain names for the purpose of reselling for a profit
Etymology:  cyber- 'cybernetics' + squatter
Usage:  computing
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