lurkership noun2 •(Internet) The state or quality of being a lurker.I'm going back into lurkership - but I'll probably pop up from time to time, be warned! — 1999 •(Internet) The lurkers who frequent a newsgroup, message board, etc., taken as a group.This newsgroup might have a higher lurkership than normal because of the theat^([sic]) of harassment from the cult, the general level of flammage and spam, and the controversial nature of the topic. — 1996 formslurkerships