virtual YouTuber

English

Etymology

From Japanese バーチャルYouTuber, from English virtual + YouTuber.

Noun

virtual YouTuber (plural virtual YouTubers)

1. An Internet personality (video creator or streamer) who operates using a virtual avatar, as a fictional or fictionalized character.

   Antonym: (humorous) FleshTuber

   Hyponym: PNGTuber

   Alternative forms: VTuber, (slang) chuuba

   corpo VTuber ― virtual YouTuber who is affiliated with a corporation

   indie VTuber ― independent virtual YouTuber

Translations

A YouTuber who acts as a virtual character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 虛擬主播／虚拟主播 (zh) (xūnǐ zhǔbō)

• German: virtueller YouTuber m, virtuelle YouTuberin f
• Japanese: バーチャルYouTuber (bācharu yūchūbā), VTuber (bui-chūbā)
• Korean: 버츄얼 유튜버 (beochueol yutyubeo), 브이튜버 (beu'ityubeo), 버튜버 (beotyubeo)
• Portuguese: YouTuber virtual m or f