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keyboard warrior

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who behaves aggressively or in an inflammatory manner in online textbased discussion media, but does not behave similarly in real life, potentially due to cowardice, introversion or shyness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, derogatory

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: keyboard cowboy, chronically online, terminally online

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: keyboard cowboy, chronically online, terminally online

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: troll

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍵盤俠 /键盘侠 (jiànpánxiá) — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍵盤戰士 /键盘战士 (jiànpán zhànshì) — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Dutch: toetsenbordridder — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Finnish: näppäimistösoturi — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Georgian: კლავიატურის ბიჭი (ḳlaviaṭuris bič̣i) — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • German: Tastenkrieger — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • German: Tastaturkrieger — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Greek: επαναστάτης του πληκτρολογίου (epanastátis tou pliktrologíou) — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Italian: leone da tastiera — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Italian: leonessa da tastiera — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Japanese: ネット弁慶 (netto benkei) — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Malay: jaguh siber — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Mongolian: гарын дайчин (garyn dajčin) — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Polish: wojownik klawiatury — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Polish: wojowniczka klawiatury — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Russian: клавиату́рный во́ин (klaviatúrnyj vóin) — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Swedish: tangentbordskrigare — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Turkish: klavye delikanlısı — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions
  • Vietnamese: anh hùng bàn phím — person who behaves aggressively in online discussions