texter

Silent message sender

A texter is someone who sends text messages.

The word usually implies frequency or habit: She's a fast texter, He's not much of a texter—he prefers to call.

It can describe someone currently texting: The texter in front of me wasn't watching where she was going.

style

emoji

Digital pictograph for messaging

autocorrect · typo · misspelling · lowercase · punctuation · ellipsis · exclamation · tone · brevity · fragment

device

smartphone

Handheld connected computer

touchscreen · keypad · apps · notifications · swipe · tap · vibrate · silent mode · lock screen · home screen

sms

message

Transmitted communication

  • sendCause to arrive elsewhere
  • receiveAccept something offered
  • threadFiber for stitching

conversation · inbox · outbox · notification · alert · carrier · cellular · SIM card · contact list · read receipt

abbreviation

LOL

Internet amusement abbreviation

  • BRBTexted temporary departure
  • OMGTexted exclamation of shock
  • IDKTexted uncertainty admission

BTW · ROFL · FYI · ASAP · SMH · LMAO · GTG · AFK · NP · NVM

behavior

rapid

Moving with haste

thumb typing · multitasking · screening · ignoring · responding · initiating · forwarding · deleting · scrolling · composing

connectivity

data

Facts for analysis

  • 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
  • 5GCurrent mobile network standard
  • LTEWireless broadband standard

signal · coverage · roaming · airplane mode · Bluetooth · hotspot · cellular network · dead zone · loading · sending

Categories
Opposites
communication method

textercaller

One who phones

talker · speaker · letter writer · emailer

communication role

texterreader

One who peruses text

Phrases
Family

text, context, textbook, texture, texts, texting, textile, pretext, textbooks

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G