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    troll
    [trōl]
    noun
    troll (noun) · trolls (plural noun)
    1. (in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf:
      "nobody was allowed to cross the bridge without the troll's permission" · "battling orcs, trolls, ogres, and other monsters"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from Old Norse and Swedish troll, Danish trold. The first English use is from Shetland; the term was adopted more widely into English in the mid 19th century.
    troll
    [trōl]
    noun
    troll (noun) · trolls (plural noun)
    1. a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post.
      • a deliberately offensive or provocative online post.
    2. a line or bait used in trolling for fish.
    verb
    troll (verb) · trolls (third person present) · trolled (past tense) · trolled (past participle) · trolling (present participle)
    1. make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them:
      "if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you" · "you folks taking this opportunity to troll me, you really need to reassess your values in your life"
    2. carefully and systematically search an area for something:
      "a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities" · "I spent tonight trolling the internet for expensive lighting gear"
    3. BRITISH ENGLISH
      walk; stroll:
      "we all trolled into town"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘stroll, roll’): origin uncertain; compare with Old French troller ‘wander here and there (in search of game)’ and Middle High German trollen ‘stroll’. The computing senses (first recorded in 1992) are probably influenced by troll.
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  2. Britannica Dictionary definition of TROLL [count] 1 in stories : a creature that looks like a very large or very small ugly person 2 computers : a person who tries to cause problems on an Internet message board by posting messages that cause other people to argue, become angry, etc.
    www.britannica.com/dictionary/troll
    In slang, a troll is a person who posts or makes inflammatory, insincere, digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages online (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or in real life, with the intent of provoking others into displaying emotional responses, or manipulating others' perception, thus acting as a bully or a provocateur.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang)

    : a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content

    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troll

    someone who leaves an intentionally annoying or offensive message on the internet, in order to upset someone or to get attention or cause trouble

    dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/troll
     
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