Browser
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who or which browses.
"Giraffe have a long, muscular tongue, which aids in gathering leaves into the mouth; and the dentition is typical of browsers."
- 2 a program used to view HTML documents wordnet
- 3 One who or which browses.; A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing.
"While still in the mood for antique bartering, The Emerald City on the South End section of Dartmouth St. has expanded just in time for browsers and buyers. Allow some time here as it's a poke-and-find shop of 1800's pictures and prints, turn-of-the-century kitchen ware, and some very unusual furnishings and lamps."
- 4 a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular wordnet
- 5 Ellipsis of web browser. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"A program which provides access to the hypertext world we call a browser."
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- 6 Any other type of information browser. broadly
"The real strengthof AR browsers is their discoverability. Today, browsers have most of the attention and it's amazing how many people have yet to experience a browser for themselves. Browsers are incredibly useful ways to discover information about places and objects around you."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I switch on my laptop, start up the browser, and type in the address I've already learnt by heart."
Etymology
From browse + -er.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.