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trolumnist

A troll that writes extended pieces of trollery for newspapers or blogs. Their articles are often factually incorrect, skewed and/or inflammatory.

Their main purpose is to bring more readers to the newspaper/blog through negative advertising.
In Australia, trolumnists are employed by the two main media companies, Fairfax and News Ltd.
by _-0-_ January 15, 2013
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trollumist

(n.) -- A writer or blogger who "trolls" in a multichannel, multimedia environment, trying to bait readers into a reaction that editors want to generate.
"You know, a true newspaper columnist might make controversial arguments or challenge common sense, but a trollumist merely provokes outrage in order to sell papers, draw links and capture increasingly scarce reader attention. I'm sick of them!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Sydney, Australia, November 1, 2009
by PRwiz101 November 2, 2009
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trollmeister

An individual who specializes in trolling other people (usually disabled individuals) for the purpose of comedic aspect, typically making fun of their essential motor function, or cognitive ability.
Man 1: Hey up dog
Man 2: what's up dog?
Man 1: I HATE NI- ( trollmeister )
by John Pork III March 29, 2023
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