Alser

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). informal

    "One seldom sees words like “deadbeat” or “lazy” used in the same sentence with ALS. In fact, one of the only traits ALSers seem to share is an energetic past. In almost every case, victims are either classic over-achievers or chronic workaholics."

  2. 2
    A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.life.sucks. Internet

    "Good point. A blanket apology would be a good place to start if he really wants to be an ALSer. […] It will take a year or two to post the HUGE number of apologies he owes ALSers."

Example

More examples

"One seldom sees words like “deadbeat” or “lazy” used in the same sentence with ALS. In fact, one of the only traits ALSers seem to share is an energetic past. In almost every case, victims are either classic over-achievers or chronic workaholics."

Etymology

From ALS + -er.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.