{n} a negative referent for a person who posts on a discussion board for the purpose of disrupting the conversation

A term widely used on the internet to describe someone who deliberately posts contentious and inflammatory remarks online in order to provoke others. These remarks can be on internet forums, chat room [..]

late 14c., "to go about, stroll," later (early 15c.) "roll from side to side, trundle," probably from Old French troller, a hunting term, "wander, to go in quest of game witho [..]

supernatural being in Scandinavian mythology and folklore, 1610s (with an isolated use mid-14c.), from Old Norse troll "giant being not of the human race, evil spirit, monster." Some specula [..]

"act of going round, repetition," 1705, from troll (v.). Meaning "song sung in a round" is from 1820.

Definition A Troll is a person who posts messages in order to provoke an angry response or to start trouble without adding anything worthwhile to the conversation.

Trolls are typically thought of as scary creatures that live underneath bridges. While these mythical creatures may only exist in legend, "Internet trolls" are real and cause real problems. [..]

Dictionary of Internet Terms An outrageous message posted to a newsgroup or mailing list to bait people to answer.

(v.) (1) To deliberately post derogatory or inflammatory comments to a community forum, chat room, newsgroup and/or a blog in order to bait other users into responding. (2) To surf the Internet. (3) T [..]

Noun. An ugly person, usually referring to a woman.

A troll is someone who intentionally posts derogatory or provocative messages in an online community such as a Discussion List or Forum or Blog to bait other users into responding. See Flame, a term w [..]

A person that posts comments that are rude, profane, or unrelated ,on blogs, forums, or chat rooms with the intent of starting an argument or enraging other readers.

A person who posts offensive comments

A person who posts to an online forum or blog with the sole aim to provoke a hostile response from other readers.

Widely used on IRC, UseNet, and email lists to describe a person whose posts are inappropriate, off-topic, blatantly offensive, or just plain twittish and indicitave of their underevolved state. Also [..]

A post on an Internet Newsgroup containing a deliberately false statement trashing some sacred cow cherished by members of the majority of members of the Newsgroup. A brat makes such a post simply to [..]

{v} to act like a troll

A posting into e.g. a forum which is designed to "wind up" its members in the hope of enraging them. .txt

(n) (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains(n) a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts [..]

(1) To make harmless, good-natured pranks. (2) To employ taboo in the pursuit of disquietude. (3) To anonymously make death threats.

slang for a posting in an Internet newsgroup or chat room deliberately intended to provoke angry responses from other participants. See flame, flame war.

  An E-mail message, Usenet posting, or other electronic communication, which is intentionally incorrect, but - unlike flame bait - not overtly controversial. Trolling aims to elicit an emotional reaction from those with a hair-trigger on the Reply To... key. A really subtle troll makes some people lose their minds. Not a good idea for organisation [..]

To fish by drawing bait through the water.

A troll is a member of an Internet community who posts offensive, divisive and controversial comments. Often, a troll will make obvious and inflammatory statements that are meant to bait new users (ne [..]

A troll on the internet is generally someone who doesn't take something seriously and deliberately tries to ruin something for those who are taking it seriously (though this could occasionally be in a more humorous and rather non malicious manner). In league of legends, a troll pick would be someone who purposely chooses a champion that is cle [..]

n. A person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community.

refers to someone (who is usually cowardly anonymous) who deliberately and often repeatedly makes inflammatory or off-topic comments in a ploy to rile up other people and create dissension. Trolls set [..]

Somebody who plays the game in such a way to purposefully annoy people.

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a “troll”, in internet slang, is someone who deliberately upsets or bullies others by starting arguments or posting unnecessarily inflammatory messages on blogs, chatrooms, forums & social media s [..]

Internet trolls are people who are known for creating controversies online. They usually hang out in comment sections, forums or chat rooms. Their purpose is disrupting the conversation by providing c [..]

(fantasy) A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.enm,troll||to go about", "to stroll", "to roll from side to sid [..]

Usually an ugly, short, fat person who is in no way sexually appealing.

   person who diliberately stirs up trouble

Anyone who posts controversial or deliberately offensive or irrelevant messages in any online community.