What does "sockmaster" mean?

Operator of sock puppets, alternative accounts, on the Internet.

What is a synonym for "sockmaster"?

Common synonyms include: sock puppeteer.

Sockmaster

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Operator of sock puppets, alternative accounts, on the Internet.
"Also as you are decent sort of person, Secret ACF Agent, you will not immediately recognize some of the names the anon remailers usually generate (eg. George Orwell) and you may mix them up with names Dirtysox has created for his sockpuppets. That will lead to other sockmasters and take you away from Dirtysox."

Synonyms

All synonyms

sock puppeteer

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"Also as you are decent sort of person, Secret ACF Agent, you will not immediately recognize some of the names the anon remailers usually generate (eg. George Orwell) and you may mix them up with names Dirtysox has created for his sockpuppets. That will lead to other sockmasters and take you away from Dirtysox."

Etymology

From sock + master.

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