Meaning & use
networker
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Meanings
nouncountable
a person who is good at meeting people and building useful professional or social contacts.
Grammar: Countable: use a/an or a plural; often with an adjective like skilled or keen.
Patterns
- a skilled networker
- a natural networker
- a networker in something
She's a natural networker who knows someone in every industry.
Good salespeople are usually excellent networkers.
As a quiet networker, he builds relationships slowly but deeply.
nouncountabletechnical
a person whose job is to connect computers or communication systems.
Grammar: Countable and technical; the context usually makes the meaning clear.
Patterns
- a networker for a company
The company hired a networker to link its offices across Asia.
Our networker fixed the connection between the two servers.
Word forms
| plural | networkers |
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Common combinations
- a natural networker
- She's a natural networker and remembers everyone's name.
- a skilled networker
- He's a skilled networker who can open any door.
- a compulsive networker
- He's a compulsive networker who hands out cards at funerals.
- a great networker
- My boss is a great networker and always knows who to call.
Synonyms and how they differ
- connector
- Informal and broader; it describes someone who links people, but it is not limited to professional contacts.
- people person
- Describes someone who enjoys being around others; it does not necessarily mean they build useful contacts.
Word family
- network verb
- to meet people to build contacts, or to link computers.
- networking noun
- the activity of meeting people to build professional contacts.
- network noun
- a group of connected people or machines.
Commonly confused: networker or network?
networker vs network
Network is the activity or the group; a networker is the person who does it well.
Practice
Choose the sentence that uses 'networker' correctly.
Choose one answer.
'Networker' is a countable noun, so it needs 'a' before it. 'A networker' is wrong because networker starts with a consonant sound, and 'networking' is the activity, not the person.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “networker”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.