Netizen

//ˈnɛ.tɪ.zən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the community of Internet users. Internet

    "The netizen posted their question on the forum."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of netizen. alt-of

    "Members of the Net community, whether born in 1954 or 1986, will pretty much always rally to oppose censorship. But don't expect those same Netizens to consider authorship of a work of art on the Net to be important -- or to pay for online content."

Synonyms

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cybercitizencybercowboycyberiancyberiancybernautinternaut

Example

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"The netizen posted their question on the forum."

Etymology

Blend of Net (“Internet”) + citizen.

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